Carlos, a chemist, is giving a scripted speech about a recent advance his lab made in the quest to find a cure for cancer. The topic of the speech should be very exciting to his audience, but instead most of them look bored because Carlos's vocal pitch is generally monotone. Which pitfall of scripted speeches has Carlos fallen victim to?
A. being underprepared
B. sounding conversational
C. reader's voice
D. sounding insincere
Answer: C
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