During a question-and-answer session, a speaker should not admit he/she does not know the answer to an audience member's question, as he/she may lose credibility
A. True
B. False
B
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Ronald Reagan manipulated the press by:
a) holding 10-minute daytime mini-news conferences; b) making public appearances with high-technology executives and auto workers; c) photo opts; d) briefing of local television news anchors and news directors; e) all of the above
Research on supervisors' downward communication suggests that the more a supervisor withholds information, the more subordinates withhold and distort
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Which of the following approaches to discourse examine language above the sentence level?
a. The structural perspective b. The functional perspective c. The conversation analytic perspective d. The cultural perspective
Which of the following statements BEST characterizes public speaking in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries?
A) Students of public speaking practice the arts of declamation and elocution. B) Great orators continue to refine guidelines for public speakers. C) Technology lets speakers reach worldwide audiences and expand the parameters of public speaking. D) Age-old public-speaking traditions are no longer relevant as we develop new and improved methods for addressing some of the most difficult challenges in history.