John, as a third party conflict resolution participant, tells a joke at the beginning of a meeting with Jill and Anthony, who are in the process of a nasty fight over a work related issue.  John is using which kind of tactic?

All of the following are useful criteria for selecting the topic for an informative speech EXCEPT

A) the topic should be controversial, and you should have a strong opinion about it. B) the topic should introduce new procedures, concepts, or information to the audience. C) the topic should be useful to your listeners. D) the topic should not show disrespect to listeners' values. E) All of the above are important criteria for selecting the topic for an informative speech.

A plant microphone is also referred to as a:

a. dynamic mic. b. handheld mic. c. floating mic. d. fixed mic.