Consciously working to maintain your audience’s attention by using occasional wake-up messages is an effective way to

a. prevent listeners' focusing ontheir personal concerns instead of your message.
b. take advantage of outside distractions.
c. combat information overload.
d. keep your listeners from making snap judgmentsbased on prejudice


Ans: a. prevent listeners' focusing ontheir personal concerns instead of your message.

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