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| "Audience adaptation" means ____ |
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| relating information to the specific audience |
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| Establishing relevance can be done ____ |
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| by showing the audience how the information relates to them personally |
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| Talking about common experiences will ____ |
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| allow the audience to identify with the speaker |
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| A speaker using the strategy of timeliness in a speech on the importance of recycling ____ |
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| shows how it affects every listener today |
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| In order to effectively manage cultural differences, you should ____ |
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a. avoid offensive language
b. be especially precise when you are not speaking in your primary language
c. use supporting examples that are appropriate for the group |
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| The principle behind the effectiveness of comparison is that people are more likely to understand something when ____ |
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| unknown information is associated with information they know |
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| When designing a PowerPoint presentation you should ____ |
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| use a font that is easy to read |
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| Sheng wants to show the chain of command within the organization she is discussing. She wants to include hierarchy, who communicates with whom, and relationships between roles. This could be demonstrated best by using ____ |
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| How does a speaker benefit from using a visual aid? |
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| We remember more when we see and hear. |
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| Harrison wants to show a human brain for his speech, but using an actual brain is impractical, difficult to obtain, and a biohazard. The most similar alternative is ____ |
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| If you wanted to show the way a university budget was distributed, which type of visual aid would probably be best? |
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| Daria wants to show her audience where the kidneys, bladder, and liver are in the body. To do this most effectively she should use ____ |
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| ____ is the level of trust the audience has in a speaker. |
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| Well-developed and well-presented computer-mediated visual aids greatly enhance ____ |
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| audience perceptions of speaker credibility |
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| a large pad mounted on an easel |
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| Whiteboard and chalkboards are different from other presentational aids discussed in the chapter because ____ |
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| you can write on them while you are showing them |
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| Chalkboards are appropriate for use ____ |
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| when what you want to show is very simple or short |
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| The problem with handouts is that they |
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| can distract the audience away from your speech |
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| The number of presentational aids used should be limited because ____ |
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| you want the focus to be on you, the speaker |
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| One guideline for the effective use of presentational aids in a speech is ____ |
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| use presentational aids only if they contribute to the audience's understanding |
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| Asking rhetorical questions is one of the best ways to develop common ground. |
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| Information that may have a physical, economic, or psychological impact on audience members should be avoided. |
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| Using a presentational aid will help make your information clearer to your audience |
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| Using yourself as a presentational aid can be your own best visual aid on certain occasions. |
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| Many novice speakers overuse computer-mediated presentations and allow the visual to become the show and not simply an aid. |
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| Many novice speakers overuse computer-mediated presentations and allow the visual to become the show and not simply an aid. |
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| You are presented with an audience whose first language is not English and who come from another cultural background than your own. What are some of the things you can do to adapt your speech to this audience? |
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