LeeAnne Presented an Informative Speech on Tsunamis

question 40

Multiple Choice

LeeAnne presented an informative speech on tsunamis. She described the structural causes of tsunamis, how they develop, which areas of the earth are prone to them, how they are measured, the damage they do, and what to do when one hits. The speech became dry, the audience's attention declined, and the speech exceeded the time limit by three minutes. From this description, what was LeeAnne's biggest mistake?

• A) poor topic selection
• B) lack of appropriate research
• C) incoherent organization
• D) failing to narrow the topic

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