Which of the following statements about public speaking audiences is true?

a. The audience expects a speaker to do a perfect job.
b. The audience can tell what a speaker is thinking.
c. The audience gives only nonverbal feedback to a speaker.
d. The audience cannot easily detect the nervousness a speaker feels.


d

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The process of deciding how a speech can best achieve its purpose is called __________.

A. strategic planning B. agenda setting C. strengthening the purpose D. inducing reinforcement

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Gerry Philipsen critiques face-negotiation theory by arguing that we aren?t members of a culture, but rather culture is something we live and experience. Griffin, Ledbetter, and Sparks note that Ting-Toomey?s attempt to address this concern threatens the theory?s ability to meet which standard for a good objective theory?

A) Falsifiability. B) Quantitative research. C) Explanation of the data. D) Relative simplicity.

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The type of technology through which media messages are coded into 1s and 0s for transmission and delivery then decoded into their original appearance for consumers is

A) digital. B) analog. C) mixed media. D) convergent.

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Using emotional appeals to persuade an audience is linked to Aristotle's idea of

A) ethos B) logos C) pathos D) eros

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