To hold your audience's attention during the body of your speech

A) make at least seven or eight main points.
B) include numerous abstract ideas.
C) relate your subject to your audience's needs.
D) dim the room lights so the visuals are more vibrant.
E) offer a new handout every 10 minutes or so.

C
Explanation: C) Audiences listen more intently and care more about a subject when it relates to one of their needs. For example, speaking about banking problems to a non-banking audience has a lot more impact when those banking problems can be directly related to problems faced by ordinary consumers.

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