Define cognitive restructuring and explain how it helps manage speaker apprehension. Then give an example of a self-affirmation you might use during cognitive restructuring
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary.Cognitive restructuringis a proven technique for reducingfears and stresses. It says that if you change the way you think about a situation – by reframing it, restructuring it, or reappraising it?you can change your reactions to it. In public speaking, it replaces unrealistic or self-defeating thoughts about a speech with more realistic and positive ones. Examples of self-affirmations will vary, but may reflect the following: "I'm friendly and can communicate this in my speech," "I can learn techniques for controlling my fear," "I'm a competent person and can be an effective speaker," and "I can make mistakes and learn from them."
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Fill in the blank with correct word
What are the two principles of communicating ethically discussed in Chapter 1?
What will be an ideal response?
Based on her study, Pennington argued that, for parents of interracial children,
a. Race is an overt issue only in particular situations b. Parents find themselves almost constantly occupied with issues of race c. Interracial status is extremely difficult for both children and their parents d. In general, interracial children's parents have an experience very unlike that of parents of monoracial children e. All of the above were argued
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. You hear so many recycled popular songs in commercials today because one of the best ways to connect with a target is by playing the music they listened to as teenagers.. 2. Comedy involves pain which makes it unsuitable for radio advertising. 3. No other medium does a better job of delivering those three motivators—fame, fortune, and fun—than does TV. 4. As an advertising medium, digital is quickly closing the gap between commercial broadcast and other forms of radio. 5. Radio advertising has not changed dramatically despite changes in radio including podcasting and Pandora.