In order to establish our credibility with the audience, we need to let them know in some way that we have their best interests in mind

Cara listens to her teammate until he refers to women as "girls." She stops listening, leans forward impatiently, and finally breaks in to say, "You shouldn't call women girls. If you weren't such a male chauvinist pig, you'd know..." Cara is:

A) Listening and questioning dialogically B) Providing empathic feedback C) Reacting to a loaded word D) All of these choices E) None of these choices

To confront listeners who are immersed in their electronic devices, speakers are advised by the text to try using ________ to capture audience interest.

A. an attention-getting introduction B. a quick blast of loud music C. a threat of revenge D. a promise of a shortened presentation