If you fear that you will cry while telling a painful personal story in a speech, you should
A. tell the story after alerting the audience that you might cry.
B. omit the story to avoid embarrassment.
C. put the story on a handout that is distributed at the end of the speech.
D. videotape yourself telling the story and play the video during the speech.
Answer: A
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