Jaq is a chemical engineering major who feels passionately about recycling. She wants to deliver her informative speech on recycling, but she recognizes that this might present some challenges

What challenges might Jaq face in pursuing this topic? Explain ways she can overcome them.
What will be an ideal response?

The best answers will:
1. identify that recycling is a topic few people in the US in 2015 would find novel, which could lead to audience boredom.
2. suggest that Jaq should draw upon her chemical engineering expertise to find novel content. Outstanding answers may also identify that Jaq needs to be careful not to overwhelm her audience with technical terms.
3. state that Jaq should use a spatial or chronological pattern to organize her speech, which lend themselves to vivid imagery.
4. state that Jaq should deliver a descriptive informational speech, which lends itself to vivid imagery. Strong answers will identify that listeners may know the very basics of recycling, but they may not know some of the interesting intricacies of the process.

Communication & Mass Media

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1.Personal relationships are built by active listening, which can lead to fewer misunderstandings. 2.Listening is the process of receiving, constructing meaning from, and responding to spoken and/or nonverbal messages. 3.Rejecting and rehearsing are effective listening behaviors.

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