What is a guideline for using your own personal story as an

attention-getter?

What will be an ideal response?


If you choose to use a personal story, be careful not to become over-emotional as
you tell it. Also, the audience may have such heightened empathy that it is hard for them to
listen.

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When some ideas are familiar and others are unfamiliar to an audience, the speaker should discuss the

________ ideas first. Fill in the blanks with correct word

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Marian is speaking to a group from China, which she knows is a high-context culture. How should she adapt her delivery style to this culture?

a. Marian should use a more dramatic delivery style. b. Marian should use more immediacy behaviors. c. Marian should use a less dramatic delivery style. d. Marian should avoid the use of vocal inflection.

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Introspective RCCUs would be most likely to indicate that one partner ______.

a. is physically absent from the relationship b. has returned to the relationship c. wants the other to leave the relationship d. is about to be absent from the relationship

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Which of the following is not one of the factors to consider in interpreting observations of nonverbal behavior?

a. who the participants are b. the setting of the interaction c. the time of the interaction d. the purposes of the interaction

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