Sharon turns the TV off so she can speak with Ari without distractions. Across town, Eli decides to cut short his address to the school board since they are close to adjournment. These scenarios illustrate which of the commonalities shared by everyday conversation and public speaking?
a. The importance of expressing our ideas clearly.
b. The importance of adapting to the situation.
c. The importance of organizing what we want to say.
d. The importance of considering listeners' perspectives.
b. The importance of adapting to the situation.
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A smile from your significant other sends a different message to you than a smile from a stranger. A secret your best friend tells you means something different than a disclosure from a stranger on a plane. The principle that explains these interactions is that relationships ______.
A. emerge through on-going interactions B. contextualize messages C. are asymmetrical or symmetrical D. have a task and social orientation
To be successful in the PR field, practitioners should:
a. Be well versed in the liberal arts b. Possess training in communication theory c. Have a keen sense of pop culture and public opinion d. All of the above
A musical artist called Eve sang, "Love is blind, and it will take over your mind What you think is love, is truly not." Her song referred to
a. selective perception. b. identity claims. c. interpreting stimuli. d. proximity and similarity. e. schemas.
Which step in the listening process suggests that
you pay particular attention to nonverbal messages such as the person's posture and facial expressions? A. Stop B. Understand C. Look D. Listen