Question

4 - managing speech expectations

learning objective: explain how to manage your speech expectations.

the goal of a persuasive speech should be to __________.

a.) introduce new ideas to an audience, even if you dont convince everyone you are correct

b.) use the same strategy to convince every person

c.) encourage the audience to disagree with you

d.) convince every member of the audience that you are correct

Explanation:

Analyze the core objective of persuasive speaking expectations

A realistic goal for a persuasive speech is to introduce new ideas and shift perspectives, recognizing that convincing 100% of any audience is highly unlikely.

Evaluate the given options

• Option (a) aligns with realistic expectation management by focusing on introducing ideas even without total consensus.
• Option (b) is incorrect because audiences are diverse and require varied strategies.
• Option (c) is incorrect because the primary goal is persuasion, not encouraging disagreement.
• Option (d) is incorrect because expecting to convince every single audience member is an unrealistic expectation.

Determine the correct choice

Option (a) is the most realistic and effective goal for managing expectations in a persuasive speech.

Answer:

• a.) introduce new ideas to an audience, even if you don't convince everyone you are correct (Correct answer)
• b.) use the same strategy to convince every person
• c.) encourage the audience to disagree with you
• d.) convince every member of the audience that you are correct