Explain the purpose of using an anecdote or illustration in a speech introduction and provide an example of how you could use one

What will be an ideal response?

A relevant and interesting anecdote will introduce your subject and almost invariably gain an audience's attention.

Example: "Three years ago Algeta McDonald's life was taken by breast cancer. She was an absolutely amazing Italian-American woman, who was completely stubborn, but she always brought out the best in anyone she was around. Here was a woman who always ate proper foods and was conscientious of her health in general, every day of her life." ()

Communication & Mass Media

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Thomas Armat realized that

a. color was the key to successful movies. b. music needed to be added to movies. c. what the camera did to hold the film stationary while shooting images could be repeated when projecting the images. d. cardboard could be used to record images instead of film.

Communication & Mass Media

Ethical speakers make sure the evidence they cite is representative of all the evidence that could be used

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Communication & Mass Media