Ayush, a Presenter, Always Strives to Maintain a High Standard

question 12

Multiple Choice

Ayush, a presenter, always strives to maintain a high standard in the content of his presentations. Furthermore, he uses appropriate voice modulation and perfect eye contact techniques, but he subconsciously rocks back and forth while standing in the same place. Thus, although the quality of Ayush's presentations is very good, the audience gets distracted by his constant movements. What is Ayush lacking to deliver an effective speech, and how can it be overcome?

• A) Being unobtrusive; it can be overcome by identifying distracting behaviors.
• B) Being intelligible; it can be overcome by speaking with adequate volume and an appropriate rate.
• C) Being conversational; it can be overcome by using physical actions naturally.
• D) Being direct; it can be overcome by establishing eye contact with all segments of the audience.

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