Why is a genuine commitment to one's topic so important for a speaker? Within your response, enlist historical examples as well as current ones to support your answer. What would it look like to model your own speaking aspirations on these examples?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer would include the following:
1. Genuine commitment reduces speech anxiety, thereby allowing you to be more effective as a speaker.
2. Historical examples could include the historical figures mentioned in the chapter that struggled with speech anxiety, such as George Washington, John Adams, Abraham Lincoln, and King George VI.
3. Student arguments about modeling their speaking careers off of one of the examples they list could include anything from choosing topics they are passionate about, preparing meticulously, focusing on audience adaptation, etc. The main thing to look for is whether they have successfully linked the model they identify with their own speech preparation and delivery.
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a. Record it b. Get someone else to talk c. Sing it d. Memorize it
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The management was pleased with his proposal and decided to execute the idea for the first business quarter. Which stage of persuasion process is the proposal currently in, and what is the role of that process? a) Trial; to assess the results of the idea b) Interest; to know how the idea would be beneficial. c) Evaluation; to analyze if the idea will be beneficial. d) Adoption; to adopt the idea since it is beneficial.
Speakers should prepare a brief presentation outline first, then develop the full preparation outline in
more detail. Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Larson began his talk by saying, "Consumer confidence is declining due to continued joblessness." This is a statement of __________.
A. condescension B. belief C. platitudes D. value