According to your textbook, it is especially important to use evidence in a persuasive speech in order to
A. reinforce your competence on the topic.
B. answer listeners' objections to your position.
C. generate goodwill among your audience.
D. reinforce your reasoning.
E. establish common ground with your audience.
Answer: B
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Audience analysis and adaptation are just as important for online speeches as for speeches presented to in-person audiences.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Zach has been asked to speak about financial planning to an audience filled with college students and their parents. His central focus will be on graduating with little or no debt. By selecting this topic area, Zach will gain audience attention by __________.
A. creating information relevance B. focusing on the unusual C. providing a fresh perspective D. generating a need for information
Once your group has worked through the storming stage and can go on and work together, the group has achieved group _____
A. performing B. conforming C. adjourning D. none of the above
The plot of a narrative is the same as which part of a speech?
A) introduction B) body C) conclusion D) transitions