If you realize that your presentation will run long, ask yourself

all of the following questions as a way of deciding how to
shorten it EXCEPT:

a. Will the audience be able to reach this conclusion without
my help?
b. Does the audience already know this information or is it
inclined to believe this?
c. Does the audience really need to know all this?
d. Ask all of these questions
e. Ask none of these questions.


d

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SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. When an event you are covering changes unexpectedly, which of the following questions will help you determine what to do next?

A. What is going on? B. How can I maintain my original story? C. Why does it matter? D. How does this affect my readership?

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The degree to which we desire to form and possibly maintain an interpersonal relationship with another person is called _____

a. self-absorption b. interpersonal attraction c. similarity d. proximity

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What is a suggested way to manage public speaking anxiety?

A. Focus on your performance, not on your listeners. B. Project confidence by standing tall and maintaining eye contact. C. View public speaking as a performance, not a conversation. D. Use chemicals as tension relievers.

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