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The ___________________ is an outline that guides you during the initial stages of topic development, helping to keep you focused on your general purpose and clarify your specific purpose.

What percentage of your time is spent listening in a day?

Verbs like GUSTAR Complete the following sentences with the correct indirect object pronoun and verb. Mi madre lee mucho porque [1] los libros. Fuimos a Grecia y a Roma porque [2] mucho la historia. ¿[3] a ti la música? Al profesor [4] su trabajo en la universidad. Los estudiantes toman la clase de la profesora González porque a los estudiantes [5] bien. A mí [6] buena idea dormir ocho horas. A nosotros [7] la música latina.

How can you make your informative speech “come alive?”

Which element of audience-centered public speaking is the mode or medium used to communicate?

Which of Aristotle’s “proofs” refers to a speaker’s appeals to our emotions?

If you are nervous, you should tell the audience “I am sorry but I am really nervous.”

The types of listening are empathetic, ____________, listening for content, and critical listening.

Which delivery method will you be using to present your 4 speeches in this course?

Audiences respond favorably to speakers who take a ________________  approach to presentations.