Question

All of the following illustrate effective methods of choosing a speech topic except:
a.
Sara chooses the broad topic of “WWII” and begins to write continuously for 1 minute everything the pops into her head.
b.
Albert chats with his friends online for several hours and then draws pictures and writes about his feelings in a notebook.
c.
Darek watches the news every evening for a week and jots down major events occurring all over the world.
d.
Shannon goes to wikipedia.org, types in the word “dog”, and begins to read a little bit about several different breeds.


Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B
C
D

Answer 1

D

Shannon’s approach is unfocused, superficial web browsing. The others describe purposeful brainstorming, personal inventory, or tracking current events—effective topic‑selection methods.