"To inform my audience about the process of planting, harvesting, and preparing organic produce" is an example of a ________________.
a. a general purpose statement
b. A specific-purpose statement
c. A thesis statement
d. A central idea
b. A specific-purpose statement.
A specific purpose states exactly what you want to accomplish in the speech.
You should begin your specific-purpose statements with the infinitive phrases to inform, to invite, or to
persuade. These phrases clearly indicate what your general purpose is and what you hope to accomplish
with your speech.
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What is the drawback of AVE?
a. AVE is too costly to implement. b. AVE is a newly developed idea. c. AVE lacks scientific validity. d. AVE measures impressions.
The two types of examples are
A. atypical and typical. B. personal and subjective. C. expert and lay. D. factual and hypothetical.
The five stages of conversation are __________, feedforward, __________, __________, and closing
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Manager McCarthy has led several teams. In one, members were self-starters and ready to take full responsibility for themselves, so McCarthy provided them with what they needed and then left them alone. In another, members needed a lot of supervision and instruction, so McCarthy provided very directive leadership. McCarthy apparently believes in:
A. Transactional leadership B. Tough leadership C. Life-cycle leadership D. All of the above E. None of the above