When considering what to record, what is the text's advice? Is this the most efficient? Why or why not?

What will be an ideal response?


When in doubt, record more rather than less. Certainly, it is possible to copy too much information. If you find everything potentially important, your topic probably needs better focus. Without some focus, you risk becoming so bogged down in research that you leave little time for organizing and practicing your speech.

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Which of the following statements is true regarding James Gordon Bennett:

a) His was the most influential newspaper in the country; b) His readers were swayed by his editorials and voted the way he advised; c) Nearly everything in his newspaper was likely to offend someone; d) He avoided local news; e) all of the above

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Response latency is the time it takes a person to begin speaking after another stops

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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The group-building and maintenance role for a compromiser is to mediate differences among group members

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Targeting audiences with low incomes, who are governed by the psychological perspective that what happens in life is not under their control, is an example of:

a. demographic segmentation b. social class segmentation c. psychographic segmentation d. geodemographic segmentation

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