The first step in planning the organization of the speech is to determine the specific purpose

Of the following, which sentence offers good oral style, particularly with regard to

active versus passive voice? A) Citizens alerted the city council that the park's neglected playground equipment posed numerous hazards. B) Grave concerns over the hazards posed by neglected playground equipment were expressed by concerned citizens at the city council meeting. C) Citizens told the city council that children were placed in grave danger by playground equipment that had been neglected. D) The city council was warned by citizens that neglected playground equipment posed a real and present danger to the children who played there.

As a listener, when asked a leading question, the best response is to:

a. Politely ask the questioner to rephrase the question b. Rephrase the question yourself to make the question more open-ended c. Begin your response with a brief overview to soften the question before answering d. Divert the conversation by asking the questioner if he can talk privately later