In a speech about organ donation, Nathan gave the audience a handout about the need for organs and the process for becoming an organ donor before his speech. Is this an effective use of his presentation aid, according to the text's guidelines?
a. Yes; Nathan drew the audience into the speech by having them focus on the handout.
b. No; Nathan should have waited until the conclusion to pass out the handouts, as they may distract the audience.
c. No; Nathan confused the audience by having them look at a handout that did notrelate to what he was speaking about.
d. Yes; Nathan used the handout in a timely and effective way, selecting the right presentation aid for the topic.
b
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a. MPAA ratings have no effect on people’s entertainment choices. © 2016 Cengage Learning®. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. b. Evaluative ratings that restrict certain members of the audience from seeing a movie tend to attract viewers to the movie, but mere descriptions of movie content that carry no restrictions fail to attract viewers. c. BOTH evaluative ratings and descriptive ratings for movies increase the attractiveness of a movie—a finding that Bushman & Cantor interpreted as strong evidence for the “forbidden fruit effect.” d. BOTH evaluative ratings and descriptive ratings for movies increase the attractiveness of a movie—a finding that Bushman & Cantor noted was NOT particularly consistent with the “forbidden fruit effect.” e. In general, movie ratings are NOT used by potential viewers to guide their curiosity about movie content.