Wanda, who is engaged, was excited about her informative speech for her freshman-level public speaking class because she liked her topic: planning a wedding. However, during the speech, the class seemed distracted and disinterested. Given this information about the situation, what was most likely Wanda's mistake?
A) She didn't have enough research and statistics in the speech to make it interesting.
B) She was speaker-centered rather than audience-centered in her topic selection.
C) She confused the roles of speaker and listener.
D) She violated several ethical principles of public speaking.
Answer: B
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