To believe that humans are ______ is to believe that humans act on the basis of reason.
A. rational
B. mutable
C. logical
D. intelligent
A. rational
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As a beginning persuasive speaker, success would mean __________.
A. your audience refutes all other viewpoints B. you've compelled listeners to listen to and consider your point of view C. you've provided listeners with interesting information D. your audience undergoes immediate and drastic behavior change
What factors influence our perceptions? Provide examples of how three of these factors could yield different perceptions
What will be an ideal response?
In Max's speech on skiing, he is trying to decide whether or not to tell the audience in his introduction that he has been skiing since he was just a kid. He wonders if this will help or hurt his credibility
What advice from your book applies here? a. Ted should avoid describing his experience with the topic because he will appear to be a "know-it-all" and will sound condescending to his audience. b. Ted should give a brief, credibility-building explanation of his experience with the topic. c. Ted should give a full explanation of his experience with the topic, including when he started skiing, how many years he's skied, how often he skis, etc. d. For the sake of suspense, Ted should wait until his conclusion to describe his skiing experience.
Listening skills need to be modified according to the goals, situations, and people to whom we are listening. Using different listening skills when listening for information and for relationship listening is known as:
A) ?development of responses. B) ?selected passages. C) ?adapting listening appropriately. D) ?critical points of communication. E) ?background noise.