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Most public speaking situations involve two-way communication.

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In many aspects opublic speaking, you will employ the skills ocritical thinking.

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Public speaking requires the same method odelivery as ordinary conversation.

Public speakers who seek to communicate with listeners from cultures other than their own need to take special care to avoid __________ in their speeches.

For most beginning speakers, the biggest part ostage fright is fear othe unknown.

Public speakers who seek to avoid being ethnocentric need to show respect for the cultures othe people they address.

All othe following are recommended by your textbook to help you deal with nervousness except:

Most successful speakers are nervous before taking the floor.

Research has shown that the anxiety level omost speakers drops ofsignificantly

According to your textbook, when you employ the power ovisualization as a method ocontrolling stage fright, you should

A ringing cell phone or an audience member browsing the Web on her laptop during a speech are examples owhich element in the speech communication process?

As Christopher delivered his speech, he noticed that some members ohis audience looked confused as he explained one ohis main points. As a result, he slowed down and explained the point again. In this case, Christopher was

As your textbook states, texting, tweeting, and other forms oelectronic communication have significantly reduced the need for public speaking.

In specialized fields, technical knowledge is more important to employers than communication skills when deciding whom to hire and promote.

As you listen to a speech about campus crime, you relate the speaker's ideas to your own knowledge, goals, and experience. According to your textbook, you are filtering the speech through your own

Ethnocentrism is a part oevery culture.

Critical thinking is a way othinking negatively about everything you hear in a speech.

According to your textbook, the knowledge, experience, goals, values, and attitudes through which each listener filters a message is called the listener's

Your goal in public speaking is to have your intended message be the message that is actually communicated.

As your textbook explains, many othe skills used in public speaking are the same as those used in everyday conversation. These skills include