Pat Has Chosen to Discuss the Cancer Risk Posed by Common

question 14

Multiple Choice

Pat has chosen to discuss the cancer risk posed by common household products in an informative speech.Pat believes that humor would be inappropriate for this topic.What other attention getting technique might Pat effectively employ?

• A)beginning by asking the audience a question about the topic
• B)jumping up and down before starting the speech
• C)refusing to look at the audience for the first two minutes of the speech
• D)Pat should go ahead and use humor even if it is likely to be inappropriate

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