A speaker can combat the problem of the audience's limited attention span by

A) using lots of sound bites.
B) employing a minimum of supporting material.
C) dividing the speech into small segments.
D) oversimplifying the message.
E) ending the speech at the first sign of boredom.

C

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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