An author is deciding what to present in a ten-minute talk at a book fair. She quickly jots down every topic that comes to her, no matter how crazy, then reviews her list for the best one. What technique is she using?

a. surveying
b. narrowing
c. brainstorming
d. visualizing


c

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When an environment is perceived to restrict movement, this is referred to as the dimension of ______.

a. distance b. privacy c. constraint d. formality

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Lloyd Bitzer (1968), the scholar who introduced the concept of the rhetorical situation, coined the term _____ as the reason a speech needs to be given.

a. exigence b. duress c. contingency d. crisis

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Beth is listening to her friend Melissa talk about a recent breakup. Beth wants to give an appropriate listening response, to convey to Melissa that she stands by her friend and shares her point of view. Beth's best listening response would be which of the following?

A. supporting B. paraphrasing C. advising D. analyzing

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_____ is the process of practicing your speech aloud

A) ?Researching B) ?Rehearsing C) ?Delivering D) ?Scripting

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