Which of the following is not likely a benefit of public speaking? a. allison was promoted after she proposed a new idea during an executive board meeting that would save the company money. b. mike found the courage to ask jill to the prom by reading her a poem in front of the whole school. c. kasia gained a greater sense of pride in her own heritage after learning a story about her ancestor’s heroic acts during wwii. d. jane convinced her whole class to donate to a local charity for homeless pets and found homes for three different abandoned kittens.

c. Kasia gained a greater sense of pride in her own heritage after learning a story about her ancestor’s heroic acts during WWII.

Kasia's case is the only situation that does not involve public speaking. She could have learned of her family's legacy in a book, for example. In the case of Allison, she presented her ideas to the executive board, which involves public speaking. Mike also used public speaking when asking Jill, as he asked her in front of the whole school. Finally, Jane needed to use public speaking in order to persuade her class to help the kittens.

1. the details that would clarify the authors purpose for writing would be after the "haley collected used soccer jersey and sent them to guatemalan children." part, he would say, "and you can also donate today to save ". so far in the text, you can see no such thing. if, near the end the author persuades you to donate to guatemalans, then you know that the author's reason to write is to persuade you.

2. what details would make the text more engaging is to see the guatemalan children's reaction to getting free jerseys.

3. the details that convey the author's attitude would be an opinion by the author, for example, if he said, "haley was a very nice girl " or, you can find the attitude by finding parts of haley's personality that he highlights. you can strengthen your tones by using more descriptive words, and simplify long sentences as much as you can.

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