Imagine that you have been asked to inform a local community group about life as a college student. In a well-developed essay, describe what your general purpose, specific purpose, and central idea would be for this speech. Then draft three main points for a speech on this topic.

Which is true about table configuration or shape as an important variable in group interaction?

A. The quality and amount of communication is less with a round configuration than with a rectangular table. B. The quality and amount of communication is less with T-shaped or L-shaped seating arrangements than with rectangular arrangements. C. People who do not want to participate usually select seats with the least interpersonal distance so they can maintain control of the situation. D. In a classroom arranged in rows, students who participate the most tend to sit across the first two rows.

Melissa is up against Rubi for a position in a sales company. Both are equally qualified, but when asked to sell a pen to their potential employer, Rubi excels while Melissa fumbles through her sales pitch. Which of the following is the most likely reason Melissa will not get the job?

A) Melissa's education didn't involve instruction in selling pens. B) Rubi is a close friend of a manager in another department. C) Melissa lacks public speaking competence because she never studied it. D) Fake sales pitches are a terrible way to judge a candidate's sales ability.