Explanation:
Lack of Gestures
The most common problem with public speakers is the statue like position, which they assume on the stage. The stage lies vacant and yet the speakers don’t utilize the podium at all. They stand at one place as if they have been glued to that location. This may put the amateur speaker at ease, but it comes across as a sign of nervousness and hesitation. The audience does not prefer a person to stand fixed at one place and speak.
It is considered to be acceptable only when the speaker is standing behind the lectern. So, it is always advisable to move on the stage and deliver the speech. However, please exercise caution during group discussions, as walking is not allowed in these sessions.
Lack of Energy
If the speaker cannot breathe energy into the speech, it is not possible to expect the audience to listen to it with passion. Energy is required in the delivery of speech so as to excite the audience about the topic and to keep it glued to the speech.
In group discussions, if the speaker speaks with lack of passion, he/she will be certainly interrupted by the fellow speakers and hence, this person will lose a chance to put his point forward. It is very important for the speaker to show enthusiasm and conviction towards what he/she is speaking.
In panel discussions, no one will listen to a speaker who cannot bring power in his words. If no one understands what the person has said, his/her point will not be taken forward. So, it is vital to show energy and confidence towards one’s speech.
If you need us to check your answers, it would be good to write the actual answers. :)
However, here is what I think:
<span>1. I wrote an account of my voyage across the sea on the Mayflower. - A. William Bradford (he did write about the Mayflower)
2. </span><span>My persuasive writing opposed reconciliation with Great Britain. - E. Thomas Paine (he was against peace with England)
3. </span><span>My writing style includes rhyming couplets. - C. Anne Bradstreet (her poems are written in stanzas of two lines which rhyme)
4. </span><span>In 1776, when others were hesitant, I drafted the grievances of the Colonies. - F. Thomas Jefferson (Declaration of Independence)
5. </span><span>My account of the Middle Passage created a new genre of narratives. - D. Olaudah Equiano
There is no option for Captain John Smith.</span>
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Poetic license may include changes to any of the following EXCEPT grammar.
Answer: B) or the second option.
The American writer Joyce Carol Oates, published "<em>Against Nature</em>" in 1988, an essay criticizing how nature is portrait and romanticized in literature; suggesting instead not take anything for granted.
She realizes that her body is a potpourri of complex structures inhabited by her conscience, and comments that "<em>the “I” doesn’t exist</em>".
