How can you use statistics effectively in public speaking?

Provide at least three guidelines.

What will be an ideal response?


Check for accuracy, verify them, make sure sample is representative, make sure
differences are less than margin of error, explain them clearly, use them in moderation,
inform audience of biases, do not twist their meaning, comparing statistics can help explain
them.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which element in a message deals with how the sender feels about the receiver and with the consequences of that feeling on future interactions?

a. content b. nonverbal communication c. relational d. interpretive

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Describe how the Caribou campaign leveraged a seasonal topic and showcased the playful nature of the brand.

What will be an ideal response?

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A speech in which you try to convince your audience that drinking during pregnancy leads to complications at birth might best be organized into the _______ pattern

A) cause-effect/effect-cause B) spatial C) topical D) temporal

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