Simon is preparing to give a speech. He wants his speech to be conversational. In this scenario, which of the following strategies should be adopted by Simon?

a. He should maintain an upright stance while speaking.
b. He should make his audience know that he has thoroughly memorized his speech.
c. He should engage in the process of creating audience contact.
d. He should look at and read from whatever is written in his manuscript.


c. He should engage in the process of creating audience contact.
In this scenario, Simon should engage in the process of creating audience contact. Effective delivery is conversational. The audience perceives you as talking with them and not performing in front of or reading to them.

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