If you ask a Muslim friend to join you for lunch during the month of Ramadan, the "noise" that prevents you from achieving your purpose is that you don't know or have forgotten that Muslims fast all day during that holy month

Yvonne was really nervous about her upcoming speech. On the day of the speech, she arrived early, used mental and physical relaxation techniques, and felt like she knew the speech

But all she could think about was how the audience wouldn't laugh at her funny moments in the speech and how the applause would be weak and disappointing. What tip for reducing delivery jitters that your textbook advises did Yvonne ignore? A) Yvonne forgot to visualize her success; instead she visualized her failure. B) Yvonne obviously did not know her speech as well as she could have or else she would have been in control of her nerves. C) A speaker should never arrive early for a speaking engagement; the tension of waiting around to deliver the speech will only add to the speaker's nervousness. D) Yvonne didn't ignore any tips regarding delivery jitters; this kind of speaker nervousness is natural and to be expected.

Select the answer that best describes some of the disadvantages of using interviews:

a. It may be difficult to identify consistent themes in responses if the same questions are not asked of all respondents. b. They are more time consuming to administer. c. They take less skill than questionnaires. d. Both a and b e. Both b and c