During a recent meeting, Kathryn's boss turned to her and without warning, asked her to provide the most recent sales figures for the new product. This is an example of manuscript speaking.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


False

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Iconic gestures can help a speaker as well as a listener. In one experiment, researchers observed speakers using gestures while they described a picture. The researchers discovered that these gestures ______.

a. improved the credibility of the speakers b. increased the fluency of the speakers c. decreased the performance anxiety of the speakers d. improved the short-term memory of the speakers

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Which theoretical approach examines the characteristics and skills that distinguish leaders from non-leaders?

A. functional approach B. situational approach C. traits approach D. transformational approach

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Identify one master status that will impact you as a speaker. What is one stereotype that an audience might make about you? What is one standpoint you have related to that stereotype? How might you address your master status and stereotype in your introduction?

What will be an ideal response?

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The early Greek academies generally taught four subjects -

rhetoric, mathematics, gymnastics and A. science. B. philosophy. C. politics. D. music. E. history.

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