Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions
Caroline is learning how to better gain her audience's attention. She is meeting with her co-worker Wendy, an experienced speaker, to get some ideas.
-Wendy advises that if Caroline wants the audience to relate to her as a real person, sharing _____ is important.
A)familiar quotations
B)quantitative data
C)definitions of key terms
D)anecdotes

Question

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Sharing anecdotes, or personal stories, can help the audience relate to Caroline as a real person and make her message more engaging. Familiar quotations, quantitative data, and definitions of key terms are all important elements in a speech, but they may not necessarily help the audience connect with the speaker on a personal level.