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1. Russell Conwell gave his famous speech, "Acres of Diamonds" nearly six thousand times. What did he do to keep his speech alive from one speaking engagement to the next?
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Arrive to the city early to examine the people in the town and learn about them. Speak about the subjects that apply to them
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2. Dr. Conwell was aware that successful communication depends upon how well the speaker does what?
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Make his talk a part of the listeners and the listeners a part of his talk
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3. Did Dr. Conwell ever give his speech the same twice? His talks were always prepared with what in mind?
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No. The audience
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4. The first thing to do in sharing your talk with the audience is to talk in terms of what?
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Your listeners interest
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5. What did Eric Johnston do to talk in terms of his audience interest in his commencement address at the University of Oklahoma?
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He made them feel that his talk was created for them
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6. Your audience will give you their complete attention if you ask yourself what question?
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How knowledge of your subject will help the members of the audience
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7. What did Lord Northcliffe say when asked what interests people?
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Themselves
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8. Harold Dwight gave a successful talk at the Carnegie course banquet by addressing a topic that interested everyone in the audience. What did he talk about?
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Each person in turn around the table
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9. Speakers who fail to take their listeners into account by talking about things other than things that apply to them will find their audience doing what?
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Restless audience squirming in their seats
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10. The second thing to do in sharing your talk with the audience is to give what?
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Give honest, sincere appreciation
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11. In the words of Chauncey M. Depew, what do you have to tell your audience?
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Tell them something about themselves that they didn't think you could possibly know
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12. A speaker addressing a Baltimore Kiwanis club could find nothing interesting about the club. What did he finally come up with?
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That the club was 1 out of 101,898
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13. What is the third thing to do in sharing your talk with the audience?
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Identify yourself with the audience
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14. As soon as you can, direct what type of relationship?
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with your audience
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15. What is another way to open the lines of communication with the audience?
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Use names of people in the audience
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16. As you work strange names into your talk, be sure you do what four things?
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Be sure you have them exactly right
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17. Another method of keeping the audience at peak attentiveness is to use what pronoun?
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you
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18. Dale Carnegie says that you will keep the attention of your audience "alive and glowing" if you do what?
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insert listeners into the picture
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19. The fourth thing to do in sharing your talk with the audience is to do something with your audience-what is it?
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Make your audience a partner in your talk
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20. What is one of Carnegie's favorite methods of getting audience participation?
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ask questions and get responses
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21. Percy H. Whiting gives advice on the subject of audience participation. What does he suggest you do?
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Have them vote or invite them to solve a problem
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22. The fifth thing to do in sharing your talk with the audience is to play down whom?
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play down yourself
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23. Edmund S. Muskie introduced his speech to the American Forensic Association in Boston by talking what type of approach?
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He approached with many doubts
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24. What is the surest way to antagonize an audience?
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indicate that you consider yourself to be above them
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