Joan was worried that her audience would not accept her as an expert on the speech topic

she?d chosen.  Therefore, she gave careful attention to the language she intended to use.

She
made sure that her langauge painted a vivid picture for the audience, that she used specific
terms, and that she impressed her audience by using terms they were not used to.  Did Joan
make any mistakes in her language use?
A) Yes.  She failed to use familiar words.
B) Yes.  She used too much descriptive language.
C) Yes.  Her language was too specific.
D) No.  Her language use was appropriate.


A

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