Discuss any four of the six suggestions given in the textbook for making your speech

interesting. Briefly explain each.

What will be an ideal response?

(1 ) Present information that relates to your audience?s interests. Present information that
that has a close relationship to your audience. Also knowing why you are interested in
the topic helps you to understand why they may be interested. (2 ) Use
attention-catching supporting material. Give examples and analogies that give the big
picture. (3 ) Establish a motive for your audience to listen to you. (4 ) Use words well. Use
vivid language, such as word pictures, to help the audience imagine your topic. (5 )
Create interesting presentation aids. Use the best visual aids for accomplishing your
specific purpose. Modern technology has given us many more choices for visual aids.
(6 ) Use humor wisely by using it to make a point, making yourself the butt of the joke,
using humorous quotations, and using cartoons.

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Individuals who are high in communication competence will most likely have a narrow repertoire of

communication behaviors. Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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