Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Often in public speaking, the context—or the situation surrounding the speech—allows for some things to be said while rendering other things inappropriate. 
2. The concept of "noise" in the communication process refers only to disturbing sounds that occur within the speaker's and audience's hearing. 
3. Feedback is provided by the audience nonverbally, but only at the conclusion of the speech. 
4. Speakers influence audiences, and audiences influence speakers. 
5. People who have heard hundreds of presentations appreciate a new approach to an old subject. 


1. True
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. True

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