Question

1. marta is preparing her presentation on glossophobia, also known as the fear of public speaking. she wants to start out her presentation by stating, \as many as 75 percent of people fear public speaking. that means in this classroom of 32 students, 24 of you are not looking forward to giving your presentations this week.\ what part of martas introduction is she preparing?

attention - getter
establishing her credibility
previewing main points
defining the topic

Explanation:

An attention - getter in a presentation introduction is used to engage the audience's interest. Marta uses a statistic (75% of people fear public speaking, and relating it to the 32 - student classroom with 24 students not looking forward to presenting) to make the topic relatable and draw the audience's attention. Establishing credibility would involve showing her expertise, previewing main points would outline the presentation's structure, and defining the topic would be explaining what glossophobia is (she already defined it as fear of public speaking earlier, and this part is using a statistic to engage).

Answer:

A. attention - getter