Discuss strategies you could use to gather information about your audience. For your upcoming speech, which strategy do you think will be most useful?
What will be an ideal response?
The strategies for analyzing an audience are: (1 ) observation, (2 ) survey interviews, and (3 )
questionnaires. The textbook notes that observation is the easiest method and is appropriate for most
classroom speeches. If the speaker needs specific information to analyze the audience (depending on
the topic, specific purpose, etc.), other methods may be more appropriate.
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A) They should breathe deeply. B) They should take short, shallow breaths. C) They should breathe in through their mouth and out through their nose. D) They should breathe in through their nose and out through their mouth.
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A. obtain a government-issued license B. find patients C. take a caregiver course D. practice with patients
A speech introduction that begins with, "Did you know that a light bulb has been invented that will last ten times as long as the ones we use today, but the government won't let it be marketed to the public?" is employing a device known as
A) a reference to a historical event. B) a personal reference. C) a startling fact. D) an anecdote.