The most important component of the introduction and a speaker's first objective is to

__________.

a. get the audience's attention
b. state the topic
c. establish the importance of the topic
d. establish your credibility
e. preview key ideas.


a

Communication & Mass Media

You might also like to view...

Who is responsible for evaluating the reliability and credibility of supporting materials drawn from Internet sources?

A. the listeners B. the speaker C. the webmaster D. the author

Communication & Mass Media

When the realtor tells Kim the countertops are granite, Kim runs her hand over the smooth, speckled surface. Kim knew the word granite because she could touch it and see it. This demonstrates the idea of a(n) __________ word.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Communication & Mass Media

One of the major difficulties in demonstrating a process during a speech is _____

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Communication & Mass Media

When Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg applied to law school, she and the other eight women who were eventually admitted to Harvard School of Law that year were required to justify their candidacy based on the fact that they were “taking a seat from a man.” In telling this story to help audiences understand the struggles of women in Law, Ginsberg uses the element of ______.

a. plot b. characters c. scene d. narrator

Communication & Mass Media