Explain why listening and asking questions is valuable for adapting to people from different cultures

What will be an ideal response

When we encounter people from different cultures, we may experience anxiety from uncertainty. Asking thoughtful questions and taking the time to listen to the response will help you develop a greater understanding of how the person will behave and confirm the accuracy of your expectations and assumptions. Asking questions and listening will help reduce the level of uncertainty.

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In a speech of introduction, it is important to give genuine praise to the speaker, but to not oversell the

speaker. This fits under the guideline of: A) elaborating on each detail about the person. B) focusing on the featured speaker. C) creating realistic expectations. D) setting the tone for the speech.

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The main idea behind Uses and Gratifications Theory is that

A. people cannot articulate the reasons or gratifications underlying their media consumption B. people actively seek out specific media and content to obtain specific gratifications C. people's social reality is affected over the long term by media content and portrayals D. people do not realize they are being influenced by the media

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