Define and explain some of the ethical issues that confront listeners As a speaker, the knowledge of listening is useful and important because __________.

A. it can help us better prepare to engage with the audience
B. it can help us construct our speech in a way that helps the audience listen
C. it can help us understand barriers to listening the audience faces
D. all of these choices
E. none of these choices


Answer: D

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