According to the text, figure and ground organization is the act of organizing stimuli into categories that receive extra emphasis, becoming more pronounced, while other categories are neglected, and become less noticeable

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True

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Speakers who rely on presentation software risk performance difficulties due to technical errors.

a. true b. false

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Using examples from your own experience hurts your credibility, because your audience thinks you haven't taken the time to do outside research

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Long-term incentives are

a. explanations of what listeners have to gain from a speaker’s proposal. b. benefits gained over a period of time. c. explanations of the advantages of an idea after listeners agree with the speaker’s proposal. d. all of the above e. none of the above

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Imagine that you have just called a friend, but your friend didn't take the call and it went to voicemail. At first, you assume your friend was simply away from the phone or busy, but you start to wonder if he might be angry with you or ignoring you. This exercise is an example of what?

A. cognitive complexity B. interpersonal communication C. self-monitoring D. communication competence

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