As Tiana listens to Kevin’s speech, she thinks, “His evidence is out of date, and it doesn’t relate to his key idea.” Tiana is engaged in _____.

Listeners are _____ when they attach meanings to symbols.

Which of the following statements includes a signpost?

A speech explaining how Goose Island Ale is produced would probably use which pattern of organization?

Which of the following statements helps demonstrate the guidelines to better listening?

Akansha wants to do a presentation on planting tulips. To determine her key ideas, she asks herself, “What are the steps involved in planting tulip bulbs?” She used a(n) _____ question to help determine her ideas.

Which of the 4 S’s reinforces the gist of the key idea?

Which of these sentences represents the most effective major idea?

Do you believe that the CEO is compensated in a way so as to alleviate agency issues? That is, is the CEO compensated in a way so that he or she will always be thinking about adding value to the company when making decisions?Please explain your answer in a well-written, concise paragraph of 3-5 complete sentences (reminder: use good grammar, complete sentences, appropriate punctuation and correct spelling). Be sure to refer to Chapter 1 regarding ways to make the CEO act in the best interests of shareholders.

“In 2008, the average S&P 500 CEO, at $10.4 million, earned 280 times the approximately $37,000 annual pay of a typical full-time American worker.”Also, the multiple for a much larger set of companies that included very small companies was 68x the annual pay of a typical full-time American worker in 2008. That had risen from 40x in 1980.What do you think about the above reported facts?Explain what you think and why in a well-written, concise paragraph of 3-5 complete sentences (reminder: use good grammar, complete sentences, appropriate punctuation and correct spelling), Source: Boatright, J.R. Finance ethics: critical issues in theory and practice. 2010. John Wiley & Sons, Inc: New Jersey. p. 553.