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Which of the following allows you to increase the audience's knowledge, teach about a topic or issue, and share your expertise? a. Speech to demonstrate b. Speech to inform c. Speech to persuade d. Speech to entertain e. Ceremonial speech Speech to inform A speech to persuade: a. increases the audience's knowledge. b. shows the audience how to use, operate, or do something. c. influences the audience by presenting arguments intended to change attitudes, beliefs, or values. d. amuses the audience by engaging them in a relatively light-hearted speech that may have a serious point. e. involves performing a ritual function. influences the audience by presenting arguments intended to change attitudes, beliefs, or values. Which of the following is false about planning a speech? a. For a persuasive speech, in addition to considering the audience's interests, you will also want to gauge their attitudes and beliefs. b. For a short speech, especially if it is a speech to entertain, you may be able to rely completely on your knowledge and ideas. c. In most cases you will need to gather information so that you can make your speech interesting by telling the audience things they do not already know