Gretchen wants to give a speech on "How to Find Tax Deductions Using your Student Loans," but Gretchen does not have any student loans, nor has she ever completed a tax form. What principle in selecting a speech topic has Gretchen ignored?
a. Her interest in the topic
b. Her understanding of the topic
c. Whether the audience will find the information useful
d. Whether there is sufficient data to research this topic
b
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Which of the following scenarios calls for use of “testified” as the verb of attribution?
A. a feature on a local celebrity B. a story about legal proceedings C. a story featuring anonymous sources D. a story recapping a recent sporting event
Identify and define the three types of outlines used by speakers at the three main stages in the speech creation process
What will be an ideal response?
Your textbook gives seven suggestions for becoming a better listener. List five of them.
What will be an ideal response?
What action did the U.S. Supreme Court take in Cohen v. Cowles Media Co.?
a. It upheld the jail sentence for a reporter who refused to reveal a source. b. It ordered a lower court to free a reporter who had been jailed for refusing to identify a confidential source. c. It permitted a source who had been promised confidentiality to sue a newspaper for civil damages when his name was revealed in a news story. d. It ruled that the First Amendment exempted reporters from the doctrine of promissory estoppel.