Rey presented an informative speech on earthquakes. He described the structural causes of
earthquakes, how they develop, which areas of the earth are prone to quakes, how quakes are
measured, the damage they do, and what to do when one hits.
The speech became dry, the
audience?s attention declined, and Rey?s speech exceeded the time limit by three minutes.
From this description, what was Rey?s mistake?
A) poor topic selection B) lack of appropriate research
C) incoherent organization D) failing to narrow his topic
D
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After working for ten hours straight in order to meet a deadline, Samuel, the team leader, noticed that all his members were mentally and physically saturated. Therefore, he asked them to temporarily leave their work and join him for some snacks in the break room. After a thirty-minute hiatus, in which the team members let off some steam and engaged in a bit of tomfoolery, they came back to their stations with their energy replenished and attacked the pending work with renewed vigor. As a result, the team completed their work on the same day and met their deadlines. Which process-leadership behavior did Samuel display?
a) Releasing tensio b) Gatekeeping c) Mediating d) Offering encouragement
Researchers who use the ________ approach to studying intercultural communication are interested not only in understanding human behavior but also in changing the lives of everyday communicators.
A. rhetorical B. critical C. interpretive D. functionalist