List four types of individual forces that influence communication and provide an example

What will be an ideal response?


Student may answer any four of the following examples of individual forces including, age, race, ethnicity, nationality, gender/sex, sexual orientation, regional identity, socioeconomic class, personality, cognitive and physical ability, and field of experience (i.e., education and experiences). For example, if Amy is a 19-year-old white, female college student, from the United States, then her age, race, sex, education, and nationality are likely to influence how she communicates with others.

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Which of the following statements is true?

A) internal locus of control positively relates to extraversion B) Machiavellianism is negatively related to psychoticism C) cheerfulness is positively related to extraversion D) general anxiety is negatively related to neuroticism

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The following statement uses which method of speech introduction:

"Today is the first day of the rest of your life... Have you ever stopped to think about that cliche? Have you applied the meaning to your own situation? More importantly, have you made changes as a result of the saying?" a. using personal reference b. asking a rhetorical question c. making a startling statement d. using a quotation

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Of the four methods of delivering a speech, which method often requires the most preparation time and carries the risk of being perceived by the audience as mechanical or programmed?

a. speaking from manuscript b. impromptu speaking c. speaking from memory d.speaking extemporaneously

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