When determining the general purpose of your speech, what is important to remember about speakers and listeners?
What will be an ideal response?
Speakers and listeners are both active participants in the communication process.
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Abby scrolls through her phone while her mother tries to give her instructions for giving the dog his medication. When her mother stops talking, Abby says she is listening and asks her mom to continue. Despite Abby’s assurance that she is listening, her mom says she’ll just write the instructions down. Which assumption of nonverbal communication does this illustrate?
a. Nonverbal communication is often ambiguous. b. Nonverbal communication may conflict with verbal communication. c. Nonverbal communication regulates conversation. d. Nonverbal communication is more believable than verbal communication.
The broad definition of equity is ______.
a. surrender b. balance c. fairness d. hierarchy
All of the following are speeches of courtesy EXCEPT
a. objections. b. welcomes. c. responses. d. acceptances.
Which dimension of Mehrabian's framework for interpreting nonverbal cues focuses on cues that indicate status, position, and importance?
A. immediacy B. dominance C. arousal D. reverence