Question

As Christopher delivered his speech, he noticed that some members of his audience looked confused as he explained one of his main points. As a result, he slowed down and explained the point again. In this case, Christopher was
a. adjusting the channel of communication.
b. interpreting the audience’s frame of reference.
c. dealing with external interference.
d. adapting to audience feedback.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is d. adapting to audience feedback.

Explanation:

When delivering a public speech, the speaker has to be aware of certain cues that let him/her know whether the speech is being understood or not.

Such cues can be expressions, gestures, eye contact and so on.

For instance, if someone is giving a speech and they notice that the audience looks confused:1- he/she may have overestimated the knowledge of the audience of a specific topic or 2- he/she may not be expressed in a clear concise way.

These cues can be understood as audience feedback.

In this particular case, Christopher was delivering the speech when he noticed that some member of the audience looked confused as he explained one of his main points. As a result, he slowed down and explained the point again. In this case, Christopher was d. adapting to audience feedback.