Question

1. jerry is in the audience listening to an informative speech. why shouldnt he look around the room when listening to the speech?

because the audience should stare at the speaker during the entire speech without ever looking away.
because looking at other things can cause his mind to make connections leading to another train of thought over the speaker.
because looking at other audience members could influence how he reacts to the speech.
because the audience must always look at the speaker’s lips when they’re talking to fully understand them.

Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, we analyze each option:

• The first option is incorrect as it's unrealistic to expect the audience to stare at the speaker without ever looking away.
• The second option is correct because when listening to a speech, visual distractions (looking at other things) can cause the mind to associate those things with other thoughts, diverting attention from the speaker's message.
• The third option is incorrect as looking at other audience members generally doesn't significantly influence one's reaction to the speech in a way that justifies not looking around.
• The fourth option is incorrect as one doesn't need to always look at the speaker's lips to understand them; other non - lip - reading cues and just general attention to the speaker's delivery work.

Answer:

B. Because looking at other things can cause his mind to make connections leading to another train of thought over the speaker.