Which of the following is NOT a means of interpretation?

A. signaling your interpretation of the message to the speaker
B. paying attention to all the speaker's verbal behaviors
C. paying attention to all the speaker's nonverbal behaviors
D. withholding your interpretation until the speaker is done speaking


Answer: D

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After Jennifer?s group in her communication class had met twice, they finally began to get

serious about selecting a topic for their project. Several of the group members wanted to do a project on the parking situation on campus, because they thought it would be easy to understand. Tyler, who was in the student government, wanted to do a project on the use of student fees, because he had worked on that already and had a lot of information. Each person in the group had a favorite topic, and no one wanted to consider the other topics. Most of the discussion revolved around trying to persuade the others to choose a given topic. Which phase is this group experiencing? A) orientation B) conflict C) emergence D) reinforcement

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In a group project, all the class members had time to talk about their ideas before they voted on the topic for their presentation. In this case, the group used a(n) __________ leadership style

Fill in the blanks with correct word

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"How do you lead?" is an example of a(n)

A. closed question B. hypothetical question C. leading question D. open question

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Cecily thought that she had a great speech. She had thoroughly researched and organized it, and had a good speaking outline. She read her outline over and over in her head before her presentation. When Cecily presented her speech, she lost her place, stumbled over words, and dropped her visual aids. What important preparation step did Cecily most likely skip?

A) Cecily forgot to give herself positive reinforcement before her speech. B) Cecily forgot to rest and to eat well before her speech. C) Cecily forgot to write delivery notes on her speaking outline. D) Cecily forgot to rehearse speaking out loud, standing up, and using her visuals.

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