The speed at which a speaker speaks, usually between 120 and 175 words per minute, is known as __________.

A. rate
B. force
C. pitch
D. pauses

Answer: A

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Praveen, a student pursuing his master's degree, is asked to deliver a speech on his thesis. Although he is well prepared, he gets anxious and starts stumbling with words about a minute into the speech. In this scenario, Praveen has entered the _____ of public speaking

A) ?adaptation phase B) ?anticipation phase C) ?confrontation phase D) ?self-talk phase

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According to your textbook, transitions, internal previews, internal summaries, and signposts are examples of

A. closings. B. metaphors. C. connectives. D. attention-getters. E. supporting materials.

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