Audience-centeredness means that public speakers should

A. avoid choosing topics that are controversial.
B. keep the audience foremost in mind throughout the speechmaking process.
C. use any means necessary to gain the assent of the audience.
D. All of these answers are correct.
E. Both keep the audience foremost in mind throughout the speechmaking process and use any means necessary to gain the assent of the audience.


Answer: B

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