Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Speakers who share important aspects of their identity with their audience are more likely to
be persuasive than speakers who have nothing in common with their audience.
2. Mimicking the accent of your audience will make the audience more likely to believe you,
even if they begin as skeptics.
3. Good preparation for a speech involves familiarizing oneself with the audience’s
perspectives on a topic.
4. Advocates who appear interested primarily in their own gain are often seen as more credible
by an audience than those who are interested in a greater good.
5. The same speaker may seem more dynamic in one situation than in another.
1. true
2. false
3. true
4. false
5. true
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A. True B. False
What aspects of vocal delivery are directly related to the obligation of a speaker to be understood by an audience?
A) pitch, volume, rate, and pronunciation B) articulation, rate, dialect, and vocal variation C) volume, articulation, dialect, and pronunciation D) vocal variation, pitch, volume, and pronunciation
Without even saying? it, everyone in the sales group knows that meetings start 5 minutes behind schedule. This exemplifies which of the following group? concepts?
A. Roles B. Size C. Norms D. Cohesion E. Status
Identify the four "eddies" a person can be stuck in when she or he feels "wronged." What advice can you give to a person stuck in any of these four?
What will be an ideal response?