Marianna is giving a presentation to her directors about social media

All her directors are near retirement and do not get online much. During the presentation Marianna notices that every time she uses the term "tweet", the audience members look confused. Marianna takes a moment to explain what a "tweet" is before she continues on with her presentation. This is an example of Marianna?
A. Gathering demographic information on her audience
B. Considering her situation
C. Analyzing the audience as she spoke
D. Consider the size of her audience

Answer: C

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Paul began his speech as follows:They called Lou Gehrig the iron horse. This tireless worker played an astounding 2,130 consecutive baseball games even though he experienced 17 hand fractures during those years. This would be like one of us never missing a day of school for over 13 years. Can you imagine completing kindergarten through your senior year with perfect attendance? Never taking a sick day, never a college visit day, or even senior skip day. And, to match Gehrig, you would also have to end your school career with an A average.What method for gaining attention and interest did Paul use?

A. previewing the body of the speech B. stating the importance of the topic C. relating the topic to the audience D. revealing the general purpose E. summarizing the central idea

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When Stefan's mother hands him a rejection letter from the college he had been dreaming of attending for four years, Stefan shrugs and says that he didn't really want to go to that college anyway. He asserts that he had already decided to go to his second-choice school, which had accepted him a week earlier. Stefan is most likely employing a defense mechanism because he views the rejection letter as a

A. face need. B. threat to his self-esteem. C. face-saving act. D. face-threatening act.

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