_____ refers to seeing a speech situation as an opportunity to talk with a number of people about a topic that is important to the speaker and to them.
a. Visualization
b. A communication orientation
c. A performance orientation
d. Systematic desensitization
b. A communication orientation
Communication orientation motivation (COM) techniques reduce anxiety by helping us adopt a communication rather than performance orientation toward speeches. When we have communication orientation, we focus on talking with our audience about an important topic and getting a message across to them.
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Each of the following is strategy the Summative Model suggests would be an effective means of persuasion except:
a. changing the strength of a salient belief b. adding a new belief of the appropriate valence c. negate existing beliefs d. changing the evaluation of a relevant belief
The type of seating arrangement in which the rows of seats are arranged facing the speaker is called a _______ arrangement
a. theater b. lunchroom c. classroom d. round-table
Identify and briefly describe the three social needs suggested by Will Schutz
What will be an ideal response?
In a small group, the person who emerges as the tension-reliever has sometimes performed the role of class clown in elementary school. The class clown, like all roles cannot be played in isolation, it requires positive reinforcement from the class and negative reinforcement from the teacher. This suggests that _________
A. role emergence is a reciprocal process B. role and communication are synonymous C. role emergence depends on individual personality D. role emergence is a static process E. role emergence depends on one's knowledge, skill, and motivation