Fred had to give a 4-6 minute speech in his public speaking class.He chose to speak on basketball,because he knew a lot about it and would not have to do any research.Before delivering his speech,he wrote down five words on index cards to jog his memory.During his speech,Fred said everything he wanted to say in 3 minutes,and then began rambling in hopes of meeting the time requirements.Where did Fred go wrong?
A)Nothing,Fred did a good job.
B)Fred did not properly prepare his speech.
C)Fred did not know his audience.
D)Fred should have visualized his success.

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Fred's main mistake was that he didn't properly prepare his speech. While he may have known a lot about basketball, he didn't take the time to organize his thoughts and structure his speech in a way that would fill the time requirement. Instead, he resorted to rambling to meet the minimum time. Better preparation would have allowed him to deliver a more effective speech and fill up the allotted time without going off-topic or repeating himself.

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