What is the first step in successful speaking?

a. determining your purposes and central idea
b. analyzing the audience and the occasion
c. selecting your topic systematically
d. gathering your speech materials

c. selecting your topic systematically

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The 2018 movie Black Panther had a huge opening weekend at the box office in part because ______.

A. there were large numbers of church and school groups going to see it B. the movie had Hollywood’s hottest young star in it C. the movie was directed by Star Wars legend George Lucas D. all of these

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