_____ helps us reduce anxiety by developing a mental picture of ourselves giving a masterful speech.

a. Visualization
b. A performance orientation
c. Cognitive restructuring
d. A communication orientation


a. Visualization
Visualization helps us reduce anxiety by developing a mental picture of ourselves giving a masterful speech. If we visualize ourselves going through an entire speech-making process successfully, we are more likely to be successful when we actually deliver the speech.

Communication & Mass Media

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A) tracking television network audiences. B)measuring radio audiences in local broadcast markets. C) using people meters. D) tracking audience members who cross-over from one medium to another.

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All of the following items are fundamental requirements for a virtual team EXCEPT

a) adequate resources (funding, people, skills, etc.) to achieve a group's common goal. b) ability to meet at the same time. c) members with adequate and appropriate electronic communication skills. d) members with adequate and appropriate collaboration skills suited to a mediated environment. e) members who serve as role models for others in virtual interactions.

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What types of magazines are produced by companies specifically for their own employees, customers, and stockholders, or by clubs and associations specifically for their members?

A. controlled circulation magazines B. consumer magazines C. industrial, company, and sponsored magazines D. trade, professional, and business magazines

Communication & Mass Media

In Sergio's work team, each member is responsible for one specific task, and each member must report the results of his or her work weekly to a central coordinator. Sergio's team is an example of a single-leader unit

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Communication & Mass Media