You Are Ready to Give a Speech, and You Can't

question 18

Essay

You are ready to give a speech, and you can't wait to show off your computer slideshow. However, when you arrive in the classroom, you discover the computer you were planning to use in class to show your slideshow is broken. What could you have done to prevent this scenario? Discuss two other presentational aids you could still include in your speech. Compare and contrast the pros and cons of these alternative visual aids with the benefits and drawbacks of computer-mediated technology.

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Definitions:

Increasing-Cost Industry

An industry in which production costs increase as industry output expands, often due to resource limitations or higher input costs.

Constant-Cost Industry

An industry where the input prices do not change as the industry output changes.

Decreasing-Cost Industry

An industry where average costs decrease as the industry's output increases, often due to economies of scale.

Productive Efficiency

A situation when an economy or entity is operating at its maximum capacity, utilizing resources effectively to produce goods and services at the lowest possible cost.