For most North American audiences, the BESTway to determine whether your listeners are maintaining interest in your speech is to note
A) the amount of eye contact they have with you.
B) how often they laugh.
C) how often they move.
D) the amount of noise they make.
A
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According to Robert Plutchik's Psychoevolutionary Emotion Theory, when you combine the two basic emotions of surprise and sadness, the resulting emotion is
a. submission. b. awe. c. disappointment. d. contempt. e. aggression.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. During the invention stage, you will prepare an introduction. 2. During the organization stage you will try to determine what issues are related to your topic. 3. When organizing your presentation you should make sure that all the main points have enough supporting material. 4. When you are trying to decide which topic you will cover first during your presentation, you are engaging in the organization process. 5. A concept map can be used to help narrow the focus of your presentation.
College students spend approximately what proportion of their time listening to others and the mass media?
A. 25 percent B. 65 percent C. 50 percent D. 75 percent
The politician who argued against locating a "nuclear waste suppository" in his backyard was probably guilty of
a. alliteration. b. malapropism. c. abuse of pathos. d. marking.