Glen tried to understand what his wife was telling him, but he couldn’t hear it over the sound of the vacuum cleaner. The sound of the vacuum cleaner is an example of ______.

a. physical noise
b. semantic noise
c. physiological noise
d. psychological noise


a. physical noise

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While facilitating a meeting, Blakely is making it

a point to clarify any misunderstandings and emphasize areas of agreement. According to your textbook, what strategy is Blakely using to reach group and team consensus? A. Keep the group oriented towards its goal B. Listen to the ideas of others C. Promote honest dialogue and discussion D. Seek out differences of opinion

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Speakers should offer definitions of all technical or little-known terms in their presentations

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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If you were giving an informative speech to a general audience on 3-D printing technology, the most important factor to consider when analyzing your audience would probably be the

A. size of the audience. B. physical setting for the speech. C. knowledge of the audience about the topic. D. group membership of the audience. E. gender of the audience.

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