A politician opens her speech in your hometown by saying, "I'm thrilled to be here. This is
one of the prettiest, friendliest towns I visit along the campaign trail." You recognize this as
A. telling a hypothetical story.
B. establishing credibility.
C. sharing a personal anecdote.
D. building rapport.
D
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In the text, Clampitt et al. (2000) give five managerial strategies for communicating about change (spray and pray, tell and sell, underscore and explore, identify and reply, and withhold and uphold). Which of these strategies was found to be most effective and which were found to be less effective? In your answer, be sure to define and provide examples of the various communication strategies.
What will be an ideal response?
"Let's now consider the three ways to impress a first date," is an example of a(n) _____
A. forecast B. visual aid C. analogy D. testimony
For a persuasive speech on a question of fact, once you’ve formulated your thesis, you can generate your main points by asking the simple question
A) ”Why is this good?” B) “How do you know this?” C) “Why should this policy be adopted?” D) ”Might there be better courses of action to follow?”
A tag question is a question added onto the end of statements and is more commonly used by men
A. True B. False