When selecting an appropriate topic for either informative or persuasive speeches, what element is most important?

A. The information is meaningful and interesting to the speaker.
B. The information is meaningful and interesting to the audience.
C. The speaker already knows a great deal about the topic.
D. The audience already knows a great deal about the topic.

Answer: B

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a. the governmental, economic, and artistic institutions that influence the medium's technological features. b. the program formulas and genres television shares with other media and those that are unique to TV. c. the way programs are distributed and regulated within stations or networks. d. the uses and effects of television viewing in a particular society. e. All of the above.

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A. self-perceived I B. other-perceived me C. other-perceived you D. none of the above

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