If You Believe Your Listeners Are Likely to Be Hostile

question 109

Multiple Choice

If you believe your listeners are likely to be hostile to you or your message, your presentation will have to

• A) include few examples to avoid overwhelming the audience.
• B) be more modest, downplaying your credentials.
• C) use language that is familiar to the majority of the audience.
• D) establish your credibility and possibly quote other experts.
• E) use complex terminology to demonstrate your mastery of the material.

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Definitions:

Midbrain

A part of the brainstem that plays an important role in vision, hearing, motor control, sleep/wake, arousal, and temperature regulation.

Medulla

The inner region of an organ or tissue, notably in the adrenal glands and kidneys, involved in various regulatory processes.

Infundibulum

A funnel-shaped structure, specifically in anatomy can refer to the connection between the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland or the passage in the ovary through which the egg travels.

Corpus Callosum

A thick band of nerve fibers that divides the cerebral cortex lobes into left and right hemispheres, facilitating communication between the two sides of the brain.