Jose is speaking for the first time in front of a large group of people. he is very nervous, but grateful that the speech only needs to last about 3 or 4 minutes. to make things worse, he has to speak on a topic that he knows very little about. what would be the best advice to give jose?
a.
write an outline on a notecard and refer to it periodically while giving your speech.
b.
just type your speech and read it word for word.
c.
learn about your topic, but don’t spend too much time preparing your speech. you want to sound natural.
d.
learn your speech by heart, but take some notes with you in case you forget something or lose your place.

Read the excerpt from pat mora’s essay "the leader in the mirror." i hoped that most of the students were going to enroll in college. the confetti would be for their private celebrations, those solitary moments when they had passed a test that worried them, finished a difficult paper at 2 a.m., found a summer internship. sometimes, even when no one else is around, it’s important to celebrate when we have struggled and succeeded—to sprinkle a little confetti on our own heads. what is the author’s purpose in using confetti as a symbol? the confetti represents celebration. the author uses confetti to encourage her audience to celebrate success. the confetti represents celebration. the author uses confetti to teach the students how to plan a celebration party. the confetti is a symbol of college graduation. the author uses the symbol to reward college graduates. the confetti is a symbol of summer internships. the author uses the symbol to encourage signing up for summer internships.

How you think your hometown would look without electricity? explain in one paragraph

What is the first step in summarizing a plot? restating central ideas and key details eliminating minor or unimportant details connecting ideas with logical transitions identifying important words and phrase