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In our visual representation of the communication model, what did the tennis ball stand for?
The message
When I asked you to think of an adjective that describes yourself, which communication need were we discussing?
Identity
When Lacy falls asleep in class, her teacher interprets that as Lacy is a lazy, irresponsible student. This demonstrates that communication can be:
Unintentional
Joe finds his girlfriend on the couch with a frown on her face. She isn't making eye contact. When Joe asks how she is, she says "fine" in a sarcastic tone. Since she said "fine", Joe moves on with his day. What did he ignore?
The relational dimension of communication
Intrapersonal communication and psychology have a lot in common. True or false?
True
When Yoda speaks, he tends to break what rule of language?
Syntactic
Love would be considered a(n) ______ word while table would be considered a(n) ______ word.
Abstract; concrete
Which of the following would be considered a cliche?
The grass is always greener on the other side
Which of the following would NOT be considered a euphemism for an overweight person? Fatso, Voluptuous, Stock, or Curvy?
Fatso
To improve your language skills, you should: View fact and opinion as the same, Use "you-statements" often, none of these, or incorporate hate speech into your conversations?
None of these
Which nonverbal channels can express emotion?
All of the above: posture, volume tone of voice
When movie theaters pump out the smell of popcorn to increase concession sales, they are using which nonverbal channel?
Olfactics
In general, men tend to:
Take up more space
If we were to judge you based on items in your backpack, we would be analyzing which nonverbal channel?
Artifacts
The only way to violate proxemics is to stand too close to someone
False
In the video of the preacher we watched in class, what speech purpose did he have?
Persuasive
Kale is assigned a Persuasive Speech and he decides to give his speech on "Mississippi summers are hot." What is wrong with this topic?
The audience doesn't need to be persuaded on this topic
Which speech purpose can be the most challenging because it can be so dry if not approached correctly?
Informing
What is an advantage to giving a speech in the morning?
The audience's minds are clear
It is better that you not know that much about your audience before a speech. True or false?
False
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