Why is it a good idea to keep the visual aid between yourself and the audience?

What will be an ideal response?

You want to keep audience attention focused on the message of your speech and placing the object between the speaker and the audience helps. If the speaker stands in front of the visual aid he/she risks blocking the audience's view and disrupting their focused attention, frustrating them.

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The early films of Edison and the Lumière brothers

A. were in a primitive form of hand-painted color. B. scared people out of their movie seats. C. were always accompanied by sound. D. were short reproductions of reality shot in fixed frame.

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Which item below is NOT a guideline for answering behavioral-based interview questions?

A. Make yourself the hero of the story-for example, "If I had not stepped in, the company would have lost customers and possibly gone bankrupt." B. Select examples that highlight important information about you-for example, your ability to solve problems in the workplace. C. Be concise: get to the point of your story quickly so you can explain what it means. D. Explain the moral or lesson learned from your experience-for example, "By finding that information for the company, I learned how important thorough research can be."

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