Jason has thoroughly researched his speech on the art of tattooing. He had many different types of supporting material, and the speech was well organized. He finished writing the speech the day before itwasdue and was certain that this was a great speech. Right before the speech, he printed out his complete outline, and used this when presenting his speech to the class, essentially reading directly from it. Which of the following statements BEST pertains to this situation?
A) Jason forgot to visualize success, which would have helped reduce his nervousness.
B) Jason forgot to organize his speech in a way that made sense to his audience.
C) Jason wasn't prepared; he didn't rehearse his speech several times before he delivered it.
D) Jason didn't have enough supporting material.

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Jason's actions indicate a lack of rehearsal. Reading directly from the outline suggests he wasn't familiar enough with his material to speak more freely or engagingly, which rehearsal could have helped with.

Jason Has Thoroughly Researched His Speech on the Art of Tattooing