Instead of saying, "I'm bored with this conversation," you say, "It's getting late and I have to get up early tomorrow." This message, which allows you to express a desire without offending someone, is a(n) __________ message.

A. onymous
B. anonymous
C. direct
D. indirect


Answer: C

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A huge database of Internet information posted by public, government, corporate, and private agencies and available only by specific queries is known as the __________ Web

Fill in the blanks with correct word

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When giving an informative speech about a person, all of the following are aspects that make the person an interesting topic for a speech except:

a. the person's accomplishments. b. the person's admirable or unique abilities. c. the person's ordinary daily habits. d. being famous or infamous.

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Lisa and four of her colleagues have been tasked with improving sales for her company. While trying to solve the problem, they spend months gathering data from reports and surveys. They spend a lot of time discussing the results and coming up with new surveys, but they never discuss a solution. Lisa’s small group appears to be experiencing

a. consensus decision-making. b. primary tensions. c. groupthink. d. analysis paralysis

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