Daniel is nervous about his speech, so he decides to memorize it. He has a strong memory, and he spends days learning his speech word-for-word. When he gives the speech, it starts off very well, but midway through, one of his classmates' cell phones rings and Daniel gets distracted. He cannot get back on track and must sit down with the speech unfinished. What disadvantage to a memorized speech did Daniel encounter?
A) They take a good deal of time and energy to prepare.
B) They can come across as excessively prepared.
C) They can seem overly formal.
D) They can fail if a speaker's memory fails.

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Daniel's experience illustrates the disadvantage of relying solely on memory for a speech. When he was distracted, he couldn't recall the next part of his speech, demonstrating how memorization can fail if the speaker's memory is disrupted.

Daniel Is Nervous About His Speech, So He Decides to Memorize