Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Audience members often assume that they have nothing in common with the speaker or others in the audience.
2. If you can communicate to your audience how they will benefit from what you are saying, you will establish trustworthiness with them.
3. If a speaker can establish credibility in the introduction, it will carry over into the remainder of the speech.
4. Part of establishing an audience adaptation plan is determining what you can do to make it easier for audience members to comprehend and remember the information you will share.
5. Because human experience is universal, identifying culturally sensitive material is relatively easy.


1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. False

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