What aspect of speech preparation contains the one-sentence summary of your message?

A) the specific-purpose statement
B) the central idea
C) the general-purpose statement
D) the supporting material

Answer: B

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Suzanne and her girlfriend Carmen have been living together for a few months. Suzanne thinks everything is going well and believes they are both happy, but one day Carmen sits her down and says that she has been unsatisfied for a while and wants to move out and break up. This is an example of what type of relationship termination?

a. passing away b. sudden death c. behavioral de-escalation d. Machiavellian tactics

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Techniques (suggested by Bantz) for managing cultural diversity among members of a work group:

A. mix persons from different cultures in task teams. B. teach Esperanto to all members as a work language. C. integrate work and socializing so they occur simultaneously. D. avoid specific goals and deadlines. E. establish explicitly consensus goals and deadlines.

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