Asad Was Giving an Interesting Speech About the Earliest Astronomical

question 83

Multiple Choice

Asad was giving an interesting speech about the earliest astronomical observatories-a subject he was very excited about-when he misidentified the founder othe Istanbul observatory. When he realized his mistake, he corrected it, but then he felt flustered and wasn't as confident for the rest ohis speech. What advice from your textbook should Asad keep in mind?

• A) Audiences focus more on a speaker's ideas than on details of his or her delivery.
• B) Most of a speaker's nervousness isn't visible to the audience.
• C) There is no such thing as a perfect speech.
• D) all of the above
• E) b and c only

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