List, explain, and provide an example of six types of signposts
What will be an ideal response?
1) Verbal transitions are a word or phrase that indicates the relationship between two ideas:"in addition,""in summary,""therefore," etc. 2) Nonverbal transitionsare a facial expression, vocal cue, or physical movement that indicates that a speaker is moving from one idea to the next: altered vocal pitch or speaking rate, pause, etc. 3) Initial previewsare statements in the introduction of a speech of what the main ideas of the speech will be: "we will look at x, y, and z." 4) Internal previewsare statements in the body of a speech that introduce and outlines ideas that will be developed as the speech progresses: "having seen this, we can now look at that." 5) Final summaries are a restatement of the main ideas of a
speech, occurring near the end of the speech: "today we have focused on. . . ." 6) Internal summaries are arestatement in the body of a speech of the ideas that have been developed so far: "let's review"
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A. have many ways to say good-bye, including handshakes, hugging, and waving. B. use a variety of cues to communicate the same meaning. C. have a one-to-one relationship between signal and meaning, so that one cue has one meaning. D. use the same cue to communicate a variety of meanings.
The dictionary defines summer as "A period of hot, usually sunny weather." Thisdefinition is an example of which of the following definitions:
A. connotative. B. denotative. C. collectivist. D. individualist.
All of the following are components of an effective greeting in a business conversation EXCEPT
A) establish rapport. B) build credibility. C) use a positive tone. D) provide feedforward on upcoming business. E) avoid giving compliments.
.L. Elrick and Jim Shaeffer won a Pulitzer Prize for using the Freedom of Information Act to obtain records showing that the Detroit mayor had _______________
a. taken a junket funded by Ford Motor Co. b. awarded a contract to a campaign contributor c. engaged in “sexting” with an aide d. put his son on the City Hall payroll