What is the best communication strategy for an advocate who lacks a shared history with his or her audience?

a. drawing from previous experience with an audience and applying it
b. assuming the audience is ignorant on the topic and speaking informatively
c. ignoring the audience’s expectations and delivering a scripted speech
d. being attentive to audience reactions and adjusting accordingly


d. being attentive to audience reactions and adjusting accordingly

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When someone talks or addresses a large or a small crowd publicly and a journalist writes a story about that, what type of a news story is it classified as?

a) Speech b) Meeting c) Feature d) Obituary

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What are the speaker's main objectives in a eulogy?

What will be an ideal response?

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After practicing your speech several times, you realize that your informative speech is two minutes too long. What should you do to fit your speech into the time limit?

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Which of the following does NOT describe women's talk compared to men's?

A. less polite B. more disclaimers C. more expressive D. fewer technical terms

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