Explain what Duck and McMahan mean when they suggest “considering yourself” when selecting a presentation topic.
What will be an ideal response?
Duck and McMahan believe the best place to start when choosing a presentation
topic is with one’s own knowledge, experiences, and what one deems important. A
speaker should consider topics in which he or she is knowledgeable, even if it is a
subject area that does not seem “worthy of accomplishment.” Duck and McMahan
suggest a speaker choose a topic from his or her own experiences because the speaker
can use specific examples from her or his own life. Finally, the authors suggest
choosing a topic that the speaker finds important, so the speaker is invested in the
topic. Duck and McMahan state, “If you do not think your topic is important, then why
would the audience?”
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