As you prepare your speech, it is important to keep in mind that ____
A) the words you use will have a uniform impact on everyone in your audience
B) the use of unfamiliar technical jargon makes you appear more credible
C) speaking differs from writing; oral style and written style are not the same
D) the words you choose will have little impact on your audience as long
as your overall meaning is clear
C
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a. Interpersonal communication Takes place with at least two people who establish a communicative relationship. b. Intrapersonal Communication Takes place within us. c. Culture The shared assumption, values, and beliefs of a group of people which result in characteristic beliefs. d. Individualist Cultures A focus on the individual before the group. e. Collectivist Cultures A focus on the group before the individual. f. Low Context Culture Communication is direct and most of the meaning comes from the spoken word. g. Ethics Standards of right and wrong that prescribe what humans ought to do. h. Encoding Process of translating thoughts, feelings, and ideas into symbols. i. Decoding Process of interpreting symbols j. Gender The influence of the environment and social constructed meanings
Editors have the responsibility of assuring precision in writing. That means
a. making sure reporters meet their deadlines b. making sure every writer is exact in the use of thelanguage c. making sure all reporters are well spoken d. being in the right place at the right time.