Your presentation is on car alarms. Describe one way to reinforce key ideas verbally, then two ways to reinforce ideas nonverbally.
What will be an ideal response?
(Student examples will vary.) To reinforce verbally, use words to let the audience know what is important. "The most important thing to consider in purchasing a car alarm is..." Do not overuse this: every idea cannot be the most important. To reinforce the ideas nonverbally, use gestures, pauses, and movement to indicate transitions to important or different points in the speech.
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This form of disconfirmation occurs when a person's verbal comments are disconnected from or only minimally connected to the first person's remarks
a. tangential/irrelevant remarks b. imperviousness c. disqualification d. avoiding involvement
When applying the expediency standard to a speech, you are evaluating __________.
A. whether the speech accomplishes its stated purpose B. whether the speaker was ethical C. whether the speaker addressed the situation artfully D. whether the speaker supported each point with evidence