Cicero discusses two important tasks required of effective

speakers. They are:

a. Choose the topic and prepare the introduction.
b. Establish your key points and put them in an orderly
sequence.
c. Research the topic and deliver your presentation with skill.
d. Analyze the audience and enhance your credibility.
e. Analyze your audience and the logistics of the occasion.


b

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The question-and-answer session following an invitational speech falls into which of the following situation more than the others?

A. Dialogic B. Monologic C. Public D. Private E. None of these answers are correct.

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CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY. Which best describe the assumptions known as cultural persuadables?

a. It is important to have a well-structured argument or well-delivered presentation. b. Certain topics and ideas are taken for granted within a given society. c. There is a background of common understanding and shared belief within a given society. d. There are norms that delineate a range of what may and what must be persuaded within a given society.

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In the cascade model of relational conflict, "cascade" refers to

a. how one person's negative behavior can trigger another person's behavior in such a way that their conflict patterns escalate and worsen. b. how one person's empathy triggers empathy in the other person and there is an outpouring of emotions. c. couples throwing plates and other objects at each other. d. one person using defensive behavior and the other person responding with constructive conflict behaviors to reduce the avalanche of conflict.

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