Which sentence is correct?
*it was the first time john was going to speak in public. but now he is ready to speech.
a) john took quite a while to calm down. / make
b) it took john quite a while to calm down / deliver
c) it lasted quite a while to calm down / make
d) john endured a long period to calm down / do

Listening is also important because you spend more time listening than participating in any other communication activity. in fact, you spend more time listening to others than doing almost anything else. typical americans spend more than 80 percent of any average day communicating with other people l. they spend 45 percent of that communication time listening to others. which sentence states the main idea?