According to the text, how does learning about your audience reduce speaking anxiety?

A) It enables you to see them as real, unthreatening people.
B) It makes you feel superior to them and therefore more confident.
C) It distracts you from the physical symptoms of anxiety.
D) It allows you to anticipate their reactions to your speech.


D

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