An Informative Speech Has Been Assigned,so Jamal Starts to Worry

question 18

Multiple Choice

An informative speech has been assigned,so Jamal starts to worry about what he can possibly present to his class.That night he takes out a blank sheet of paper and just starts writing down every possible idea for a speech topic that he can think of.What is Jamal doing?

• A) Experiencing information overload
• B) Engaging in silent brainstorming
• C) Finding logical divisions in his thinking
• D) Using a categorical approach to topic selection

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