Mel is the presenter at a conference in her university. She is speaking about cognitive neuroscience. During the presentation, she introduces the keynote speaker in the following manner: "Dr. Sandra Keaton, a black woman growing up in the 60s, faced a lot of difficulties because of poverty. She overcame these difficulties through sheer hard work and is now one of the most accomplished black
researchers in the field of neurosciences." Mel has used _____ while introducing Dr. Sandra Keaton.
A) ?personal pronouns
B) ?marking
C) ?jargon
D) ?profanity
B
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The text identifies three types of gestures related to emotions. Which type of gesture is represented by behaviors such as head holding, face touching, arm folding, and leg crossing?
a. illustrators b. displacement activities c. self-intimacies d. emblems
Which of the following is NOT a general guideline for informative speaking provided in the text?
A) limit the amount of information B) adjust the level of complexity C) stress relevance and usefulness D) use one level of abstraction
What does “O&O” mean??
a. ? an owned and operated station by groups of corporations or a network b. ? off and on; a synonym for transmission difficulties c. ? obfuscating and obliterating the frequency spectrum d. ? over and out of the reach of local production companies
Personal appearance is particularly important during what part of your presentation?
A) the opening moments B) the closing remarks C) the question-and-answer session D) the delivery of your main points