According to the Text, How Does Learning About Your Audience

question 1

Multiple Choice

According to the text, how does learning about your audience reduce speaking anxiety?

• A) It enables you to see them as real, unthreatening people.
• B) It makes you feel superior to them and therefore more confident.
• C) It distracts you from the physical symptoms of anxiety.
• D) It allows you to anticipate their reactions to your speech.

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