What Does Your Book Say About the Use of Humor

question 55

Multiple Choice

What does your book say about the use of humor in a speech?

• A) Audiences have come to expect humor,so it should be used in every speech.
• B) Fictitious stories are usually better for making a humorous point than a personal one.
• C) Using yourself as the butt of the joke will lower your credibility.
• D) Cartoons and quotations are good ways to introduce humor into your speech.

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