Breaks in the vocal flow that serve to direct the audience, add emphasis to areas of your presentation, and allow you to avoid nonfluencies are called ______.
a. rate
b. pitch
c. volume
d. pauses
d. pauses
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a. Parents may only be interacting with other interracial families b. Participants may feel uncomfortable discussing racial issues c. Participants may want to "normalize" their families, so therefore chose not to discuss the negatives d. Both A & B e. Both B & C
Extemporaneous speech usually occurs in the moment, with no prior preparation, because the speaker has been given very little or no notice at all
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A critical listener generally provides which of the following kinds of feedback for the speaker?
A. something about the audience member, such as "I thought the speech was interesting" B. something descriptive about the speech itself, such as "these were the main points" C. something evaluative about the speech, such as "this was the most persuasive argument" D. critical listening cannot produce any feedback E. none of these choices
Research shows that computer-mediated communication has which effect on disclosure?
A. Self-disclosure is used to reduce uncertainty. B. People communicating face-to-face offer more disclosure than people instant-messaging. C. People communicating face-to-face ask more questions than people instant-messaging. D. Support forums include less disclosure than discussion forums.