Chapter 15 lists a number of techniques for overcoming nervousness and releasing nervous energy before giving an oral presentation. one is to remind yourself that you are prepared. what is another technique mentioned in the chapter? a. jog rapidly in place for a few minutes.
b. realize that the audience is there to hear you, not to judge you.
c. take several deep breaths, exhaling slowly.
d. drink two or three 8-ounce glasses of water.
e. focus your gaze on the far wall for the first few minutes of your presentation.

Read the stanza below from the poem “tattoo” by gregg shapiro and answer the question that follows. if i could trade places with him i would pad the rest of his days wrap him in gauze and velvet absorb the shocks and treat his wounds i would scrub the numbers from his flesh extinguish the fire and give him back his life what does shapiro use to create the conceit in the lines above? a) he carries one line of poetry onto the next. b) he paints vivid word pictures that trigger the imagination by appealing to the five senses. c) he directly expresses a metaphor using like, as, or than. d) he uses physical protection to represent emotional protection.

Which component is necessary to create an effective and debatable thesis statement

Which members of the press did nixon say have been the hardest on him? a.the television news agencies. b.newspapers c.tabloids d.public radio !