Caley always becomes so nervous before speeches that she can hardly get her words out. What might be good advice to help Caley?

A. Do not try to give speeches anymore because you will just end up looking
unintelligent.
B. Give your speech to a few friends beforehand so they can give you feedback.
C. Ask audience members that make you nervous to leave before you speak.
D. Let the audience know ahead of time that you are not a professional speaker and that
you will most likely mess up somewhere along the way.
E. B and D


B

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