Your local chapter of Women in Communications has invited a very distinguished
businesswoman to address your group at its annual awards banquet.
During her
introduction, she tells the group about how she spent most of her formative years in a
community near your school, earned some college credits from your school while in high
school, and has many fond memories of those years. By sharing this story, the speaker is
____.
A) providing a preview to orient her listeners
B) establishing common ground with the audience
C) advancing her speech's thesis or purpose statement
D) providing startling information to grab the audience's attention
B
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Your local chapter of Women in Communications has invited a very distinguished
businesswoman to address your group at its annual awards banquet. During her introduction, she tells the group about how she spent most of her formative years in a community near your school, earned some college credits from your school while in high school, and has many fond memories of those years. By sharing this story, the speaker is ____. A) providing a preview to orient her listeners B) establishing common ground with the audience C) advancing her speech's thesis or purpose statement D) providing startling information to grab the audience's attention
Supporters of Internet freedom see the medium's anonymity as one of its greatest strengths. Proponents of stricter Internet control see it as one of its greatest threats. Discuss the position of each side in the debate over control of Internet expression and then take-and defend-your own position.
What will be an ideal response?
Fearfully attached individuals tend to feel less hope, disclose less, and experience less satisfaction with relationships than people with other attachment styles
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
When developing a campaign’s goals, the most important points to establish are which one of the following?
a. the impact of the communication, and the scope of the campaign b. the scope of the campaign and the expected audience reaction c. the staffing of the campaign and the intended audience reactions to it d. the staffing of the campaign and the impact of the communication