30.Miranda listens to an announcement given by her boss, Emil. Emil says that the company is in financial trouble, so everyone needs to be especially careful about their expenditures. However, he expects that everything will be okay. This is the same thing Miranda's parents said right before they went through a rough divorce, so Miranda's experience tells her that everything will not be okay and that she should start looking for a new job. They way Miranda assigns meaning to this message is an example of

35.The most popular and effective way to give a speech is to

34.Which of the following elements should be included when concluding a speech?

33.When comparing the body of a written report with the body of an oral presentation, which of the following is true?

32.When organizing the body of a presentation, it is important to

31.Keely is a business management consultant giving a presentation to a group of mid- and upper-level managers at a large international company. She begins her presentation by saying, Good morning. My name is Keely King, and I want to thank you for inviting me here today to speak to you. By saying this, Keely

30.In which of the following parts of a speech do you need to convey the central topic to and make a personal connection with the audience?

29.Which of the following statements about preparing your presentation is true?

28.Aaron is the owner of a small paper company. At the annual company dinner in January, he delivers a speech in which he talks about the successes of the last year and the goals he hopes the company will achieve in the coming year. Which of the following considerations was most likely the main factor in his speech topic?

27.Mae, a project manager with 15 years of experience, delivers a speech on how to stay organized and stick to a schedule. Which of the following factors primarily guided her to choose this topic?

26.Dante is a manager attending a retreat with his company. During the retreat, Dante gives a presentation to praise his employees for their hard work over the last year and gives them gift certificates as thanks for their hard work. This would best be defined as