After Josie, the spokesperson of her firm, finished her interview for a local TV channel, she and the firm's PR manager watched the interview coverage together. They discussed the positive and negative portions of the interview at length
What step did Josie and the PR manager take?
a. Do a postmortem
b. Be prepared
c. Practice Q&As
d. Interview the interviewer
A
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a. No; she should have opened with a verbal, rather than a visual attention getter. b. No; this type of graphic material may disgust and repel the audience. c. Yes; this was startling and vivid and got the audience's attention. d. Yes; this type of visual attention getter does a good job of establishing speaker credibility.
According to communication scholars Hocker and Wilmot, conflict is "an expressed struggle between ________ who perceive incompatible goals, scarce resources, and interference from others in achieving their goals."
a. two related parties b. two unrelated parties c. at least two interdependent parties d. three or more group members
Which statement does not describe a good introduction?
a. It should be one or two sentences in length. b. It contains the thesis statement. c. It should contribute to the speaker’s credibility. d. It incorporates a carefully devised technique.
Which objective of a good speech introduction is fulfilled by the following statement?Today we're going to look at the three parts that go into making a skateboard-the plank, the wheels, and the "truck."
A. establish the speaker's goodwill B. summarize the introduction C. state the importance of the topic D. relate to the audience E. preview the body