What Technique in Selecting a Speech Topic Will BEST Motivate

question 20

Multiple Choice

What technique in selecting a speech topic will BEST motivate both your research and delivery?

• A) choosing a topic of interest to you
• B) choosing a topic of interest to the audience
• C) choosing a topic no one else is using
• D) choosing a simple, easy to research topic

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Definitions:

Underground Railroad

A network of secret routes and safe houses used in the United States during the early to mid-19th century to help African slaves escape to free states and Canada.

Slaves Escaped

Refers to the action of enslaved African Americans fleeing from bondage in search of freedom, often via networks like the Underground Railroad.

Slaveholders

Individuals or entities that owned slaves as property for labor or trade.

Levi Coffin

A prominent Quaker and abolitionist known as the "President of the Underground Railroad" for his significant role in helping thousands of enslaved individuals escape to freedom in the North.