Question

When a speaker decides to incorporate immediacy behaviors into a speech, he or she must ensure that _______.a. the speaker sets the tone for immediacy. b. these behaviors do not violate listener’s expectations. c. the speaker incorporates overly dramatic gestures for impact. d. these behaviors surprise and challenge the audience.

Answer 1

Answer:

.a. the speaker sets the tone for immediacy.

Explanation:

Immediacy behaviours are actions that show warmth, inclusiveness, psychological closeness, openness to interactions and positivity. They can be verbal or non verbal.

Therefore, before a speaker decides to add immediacy behaviours in his speech, he must have set the precedent for it. The speaker needs to prepare his listeners before he tries to communicate warmth  and psychological closeness, because his listeners may immediately feel suspicious if the speaker jumps into immediacy behaviours without preamble.

A speaker can set the tone for immediacy by preparing his audience with stories that elicit empathy, stories that show the humanity in him and others.

Answer 2

Answer:

C. The speaker incorporates overly dramatic gestures for impact.

Explanation:

Immediacy behaviors is a nonverbal communication that refers to signs, gestures, facial expressions, body language, eye contact and other facial expression that people will understand for swift transfer of knowledge.

Wrong use of immediacy behaviors might be misleading and will impact negatively on the listeners.