You have prepared a speech about HIV and AIDS for what you have been told is a group of people in their mid-20s who have been taking training courses about infectious diseases. Your main points are: (1) HIV is a highly infections virus; (2) HIV is contracted primarily through sharing of needles, blood transfusions, and unprotected sex; (3) Millions of people die each year from AIDS or AIDS-related illnesses; (4) We can reduce the HIV/AIDS epidemic by educating people on how to reduce their risk factors and encouraging people to get tested regularly. When you arrive, you see that the audience members are about 10 and 11 years old. How would you adjust your speech to be linguistically sensitive? Be sure to note at least two specific ways the text notes that one should be linguistically sensitive, and use specific examples.

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The Answer of You have prepared a speech about HIV and AIDS for what you have been told is a group of people in their mid-20s who have been taking training courses about infectious diseases. Your main points are: (1) HIV is a highly infections virus; (2) HIV is contracted primarily through sharing of needles, blood transfusions, and unprotected sex; (3) Millions of people die each year from AIDS or AIDS-related illnesses; (4) We can reduce the HIV/AIDS epidemic by educating people on how to reduce their risk factors and encouraging people to get tested regularly. When you arrive, you see that the audience members are about 10 and 11 years old. How would you adjust your speech to be linguistically sensitive? Be sure to note at least two specific ways the text notes that one should be linguistically sensitive, and use specific examples.

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