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Sarah is attending a lecture about legalizing marijuana. She listens closely to the speaker paying attention to the sources cited, the logic of the speaker's arguments and trying to find any flaws in the speaker's reasoning. She also compares the speaker's information with her pervious knowledge on the subject before she makes her final decision on legalizing marijuana. Sarah is engaging in what?
Cindy has a negative view of public speaking. To overcome this, every time she has a negative thought such as, "No one is going to listen to me," she changes it into something positive such as, "I will offer interesting information so my audience will pay attention." What anxiety reducing technique is Cindy using to build up her confidence?
Ben noticed that his anxiety was most pronounced during the introduction of his speech. Ben is experiencing ________.
Public speaking skills can help you enter the public conversation about issues that matter to you, making you a(n) __________.
The type of speech delivery that is well-rehearsed but still maintains a conversational quality and is the most preferable way to present a speech is _______.
Joe is watching the Presidential Debates. When his candidate is answering a question he listens very closely. When the other candidate answers a question Joe tunes him out with the attitude, "There's nothing that idiot would say that I would agree with." Joe could be labeled as what type of listener?
The best way to start reducing speech anxiety and building confidence is to _________.
can add el uno al otro / la una a la otra or mutualmente
use indirect object pronoun + aburrir + que + subjunctive
use indirect pronoun + divertir + que + subjunctive
Unless you can clearly identify what you want to sat and why you want to say it (your topic and purpose) prior to delivering a speech __________
What is the definition of 'Impact takeout' in debate terminology?
What is the definition of 'Status quo' in debate terminology?
what is the structure of a sentence that would NOT have a comma
how do you make a plural word that DOES end in S possessive?
when two people own two different things, where does the apostrophe go?
when you take words directly from a source/ not YOUR original words you must...
collective nouns (groups) are____ when doing the different things or disagreeing
how do you make a plural word that DOESNT end in S possessive?
when a pronoun follows a form of to be the pronoun must be a ____