Describe how verbal communication changes in the intensifying stage of coming together

What will be an ideal response?

Forms of address become informal; use of the first-person plural becomes more common; private
symbols begin to develop; verbal shortcuts occur because of familiarity with each other; more direct
expressions of commitment may appear; and each partner acts increasingly as a helper in the other's
daily process of understanding what he or she is all about.

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Which of the following is NOT an objective of a speech introduction?

a. to gain the audience's attention b. to establish goodwill c. to preview the message d. to support the main points

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In Ted and Lisa’s relationship, Ted is in charge of maintaining the outdoors and Lisa is responsible for the indoors. This is an example of a balanced split relationship pattern

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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