In a Speech, a Slightly Faster Rate of Speech Is

question 26

Multiple Choice

In a speech, a slightly faster rate of speech is most likely to

• A) convey the speaker's lack of mastery of the topic.
• B) give the audience more time to daydream.
• C) enhance the speaker's credibility.
• D) direct the audience's attention to the next key idea.

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost

The rise in cost from producing an extra unit of a good or service.

Average Total

typically pertains to the average total cost, which is calculated by dividing the total cost of production by the quantity produced.

Average Fixed

Average Fixed refers to the average fixed costs per unit of output, which decreases as the quantity of output increases because total fixed costs are spread over a larger number of units.

Average Variable

Pertains to the expenses that change in proportion to the activity of a business, averaged per unit of production or operation.