As Your Textbook Explains, a Successful Commemorative Speech Usually Depends

question 90

Multiple Choice

As your textbook explains, a successful commemorative speech usually depends on the speaker's ability to

• A) motivate a passive audience to take action.
• B) put into language the thoughts and emotions appropriate to the occasion.
• C) explain why the recipient is receiving an award.
• D) all of the above.
• E) a and b only.

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Definitions:

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Indentured Servants

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