Read the given passage and answer the question. Many speakers ignore their hearers; stare over their heads or at the floor. They seem to be delivering a soliloquy. There is no sense of…
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Read the given passage and answer the question.
Many speakers ignore their hearers; stare over their heads or at the floor. They seem to be delivering a soliloquy. There is no sense of communication, no give and take between the audience and the speaker. That kind of attitude would kill a conversation; it also kills a speech. Good delivery is conversational tone and directness enlarged. Talk to the Community Chest just as you would to John Smith. What is the Chest Committee, after all, but a collection of John Smiths? Everyone has the ability to deliver a talk. If you question this statement, try it out for yourself; knock down the most ignorant man you know; when he gets on his feet he will probably say some things and his manner of saying them will be almost flawless. We want you to take that same naturalness with you when you speak in public. To develop it, you must practice. Don’t imitate others. If you speak spontaneously you will speak differently from anyone else in the world. Put your own individuality, your own characteristic manner into your delivery.
Many speakers ignore their hearers; stare over their heads or at the floor. They seem to be delivering a soliloquy. There is no sense of communication, no give and take between the audience and the speaker. That kind of attitude would kill a conversation; it also kills a speech. Good delivery is conversational tone and directness enlarged. Talk to the Community Chest just as you would to John Smith. What is the Chest Committee, after all, but a collection of John Smiths? Everyone has the ability to deliver a talk. If you question this statement, try it out for yourself; knock down the most ignorant man you know; when he gets on his feet he will probably say some things and his manner of saying them will be almost flawless. We want you to take that same naturalness with you when you speak in public. To develop it, you must practice. Don’t imitate others. If you speak spontaneously you will speak differently from anyone else in the world. Put your own individuality, your own characteristic manner into your delivery.
What does the author believe in?
- Not all can deliver a talk
- It is difficult to deliver a talk
- Everyone can deliver a speech
- Everyone cannot deliver a speech.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C - Everyone can deliver a speech
The author states plainly that "Everyone has the ability to deliver a talk" and invites the doubter to test it. He therefore believes that everyone can deliver a speech; the options saying that not all, or not everyone, can deliver one, or that it is difficult, contradict him.
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