Discuss the role of in-groups in influencing your decision to engage in communication accommodation. Describe a situation in which you either engaged in accommodation or witnessed another person who accommodated his/her speech.
What will be an ideal response?
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Which of the following tasks are you most likely to do as a public relations intern?
A) media monitoring B) writing press releases C) financial estimating D) compiling status reports E) all of the above
Jeb is really very intelligent, but when he gives speeches he tends to go monotone, he mumbles a lot, and he doesn't move around much or use many gestures
Most listeners have trouble tuning in to Jeb, even though his speech content is often excellent. If you were a member of Jeb's audience which of the following tips would you follow to be a more effective listener of Jeb's speech? a. accurately interpret nonverbal messagesbecause nonverbal messages play a powerful role in affecting how you respond to a speaker b. avoid outside distractions that may interfere with your ability to listen effectively c. avoid jumping to conclusions even if you disagree with the speaker's points d. adapt to the speaker's delivery by focusing on the message, not the delivery style
Paraphrase the ethical issue concerning Larry Whitten and the Paragon Inn. What do you think of Mr. Whitten's actions? How does this case relate to your study of interpersonal communication?
What will be an ideal response?
In the qualitative research report:
A. the researcher must keep his or her agreement about confidentiality and anonymity with participants. B. it is acceptable to reveal the identity of the research participants. C. anonymity is not as important as confidentiality. D. simply changing the participant's name is always enough to maintain anonymity.