What is the first goal of a public speaker?
A) to get the attention of the audience
B) to state his specific purpose
C) to state his central idea
D) to indicate his qualifications
A
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A team leader carefully observes how teammates respond to her communication. Then she changes the way she communicates to break down any barriers she thinks might be in the way of understanding. She is reflecting the ability to:
A. Self-monitor B. Establish coorientation C. Demonstrate competency D. All of the above E. None of the above
Which sound element is manipulated to make the background music you may hear in a
restaurant or while on hold during a phone call so unobtrusive?
What will be an ideal response?Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. When you tell audience members during your presentation where specific facts, quotations, or other pieces of supporting material came from you are using bibliographic references. 2. Examples are one of the least common types of supporting materials used in presentations. 3. While conclusions drawn from survey results can be biased, the actual numbers reported cannot. 4. Tom wanted to use a number to indicate the average salaries for teachers in Wichita as compared to teachers in Kansas City. Tom should use statistics to help show this. 5. The intentional use of information from another source, without credit, is called plagiarism.
What type of inference is a speaker relying on when he or she tells a story to explain an event?
A. cause B. narrative C. fallacy D. testimony