In developing her speech on scuba diving, Rachael is trying to decide whether or not to tell the audience in her introduction that she has been a diver since she was a freshman in high school. She wonders if this will help or hurt her credibility
What textbook advice applies here?
a. Rachael should avoid describing her experience because she will appear to be speaker-centered and not audience-centered.
b. Rachael should give a brief, credibility-building explanation of her experience with the topic.
c. Rachael should avoid referencing her personal experience with the topic because it will make her appear boastful and actually detract from her credibility.
d. For the sake of suspense, Rachael should wait until her conclusion to describe her diving experience.
b
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