John is a passionate sailor. When describing his experiences to someone, he says, "The ocean can be wild and temperamental. You have to treat her with respect, listen to her moods, and she will treat you fairly." In this scenario, John is using _____.

Based on functional theory, any group member can serve as a leader at any particular time by filling the required role

Answer:

All of the following are associated with competent conversational skills EXCEPT

a. asking questions about the environment. b. crediting the source of ideas. c. maintaining conversational coherence. d. speaking at length about minutiae unrelated to the topic of discussion. e . indicating closure with "exit lines."

Several women in the parts department are making a claim of sexual harassment against the department manager. They claim he does nothing about the nude photographs of women hanging on the wall or the sexist remarks made by male coworkers. This type of harassment is called __________.

A. quid pro quo B. hostile environment C. sexual aggravation D. sexual predation

Savannah, a native of Georgia, has a strong southern accent. Should Savannah try to modify her dialect when she makes public presentations?

A) No; if Savannah is proud of her southern heritage, she should sound like a southerner and not attempt to modify her vocal style. B) Yes; if Savannah's dialect is so pronounced that audiences can't understand her, then she should attempt to modify her dialect. C) No; Savannah probably needs to slow down some to give non-southern audiences more potential for understanding, but she shouldn't modify her dialect. D) Yes; speakers should minimize any traces of regionalism in their vocal delivery so as to be understood by a wide variety of audiences.