Daniel is giving a speech and loses his place because he didn’t prepare clear notes. he gets really nervous and frazzled as he tries to continue. he mispronounces several words throughout his speech such as ethic, conformity, and individualism. in the middle of the speech he puts his hands over his face, looks down at the podium and starts to mumble parts of his speech at a very high speed. he rushes through the rest of the speech, never looking up at the audience, and then runs off the stage. in evaluating daniel’s vocal delivery all of the following are problems for the speaker except? a. rate of speech b. articulation c. pauses d. pronunciation

What is the authors purpose in writing this paragraph

11. why is it important to use positive language in business messages?

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. but there is another story as well. information about sugar spread as human knowledge expanded, as great civilizations and cultures exchanged ideas. in fact, while sugar was the direct cause of the expansion of slavery, the global connections that sugar brought about also fostered the most powerful ideas of human freedom. how do the details in this passage support the authors’ purpose? the details about the expansion of sugar inform readers about how widespread the use of sugar was. the details about human knowledge inform readers about how humans learned about sugar. the details about ideas and global connections persuade readers that sugar’s story has multiple consequences. the details about the spread of information about sugar entertain readers with stories of travel.