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Gestures can enhance perceptions by listeners of a speaker’s composure and confidence, and can increase a speaker’s persuasiveness.

Impromptu and extemporaneous speaking differ in which of the following ways?

When the general purpose of your speech is to__________ you act primarily as an advocate.

Being “audience oriented” means that you should hide your true viewpoints from the audience so you don’t offend listeners.

Which of the following best describes a “sizzle, not fizzle” ending?

Ethnocentrism is the biased belief that customs, practices, and behaviors of one’s own culture are superior to any other culture.

Impromptu speaking is the easiest method of delivering a speech.

Eyewitness testimony should never be used as supporting material.

Everyone knows what hate speech is, and there is a consensus regarding how to define it.

According to your textbook, brainstorming is especially helpful when you are having trouble