As your textbook explains, when giving an informative speech to a general audience, you should take special care to

A. organize the speech in chronological order.
B. state your ideas in abstract terms.
C. avoid being too technical.
D. All of these answers are correct.
E. Both organize the speech in chronological order and avoid being too technical.


Answer: C

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