An advocate’s style should be all of the following EXCEPT ______.
a. engaging
b. flippant
c. fitting to the advocate
d. fitting to the audience
b. flippant
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The chairman of Essar Steels, who is a devout Jain, wants to help medical researchers come up with a cure for Lou Gehrig's disease as she lost her brother to the disease at a very young age. Taking what step would best suit her needs, and why?
a) She should set up a foundation; as she can start it with her own money and the earnings from the investments made with that money can go to promising research projects such as grants b) She should create a religious group; as that would spread the message of Jainism, and she can also give charity to the research projects under the same banner c) She should set up a trade group; as organizations involved in the same research can come under one umbrella and benefit from each other's knowledge d) She should set up a professional association; as different researchers in the same field can come under one umbrella and benefit from each other's progress.
Which of the following is NOT a contributing factor to the shortened average lifespan of a series?
a. Constant media coverage of the show b. Syndicating a series while it continues its network run c. High cost of renewing contracts d. The shift from sitcoms to dramas
Predicting that your speech is going to fail no matter how much you prepare is a problematic self-message known as
A. overgeneralization. B. jumping to conclusions. C. fortune telling. D. all-or-nothing thinking.
Studies of workplace romances report all of the following results except:
a. About 40–60 percent of employees have been involved in one workplace romance. b. Half of the romantic relationships begun in the workplace also end there. c. 84 percent of millennial employees said they would date a coworker. d. 46 percent of Generation X employees said they would date a coworker. e. 5 percent of baby boomers said they would date a coworker.