According to your textbook, how might a speaker clarify the statistics in the following speech excerpt?
"although women are catching up to men in many fields, there is an increasing gender gap in computer science and engineering. the latest statistics from the national science foundation show that the percentage of engineering degree awarded to women feel from 20 percent in 2005 to 18 percent in 2008, and that the percentage of computer science degrees awarded to women feel from 22 percent to 17 percent during the same period."

a. use a visual aid to illustrate statistical trends.
b. avoid technical language.
c. identify the source of the statistics.

Lakita wants to get a degree in accounting so that she can become a cpa. she has decided to take classes online, however, because she is very timid about going to a class with 30 other students where she might be expected to speak out. she is afraid that if she says something silly, gives a wrong answer, or just acts in an inappropriate way she will be shamed in front of others. lakita has always struggled with this problem, and has thus lived as relatively isolated life for quite a few years. lakita might be diagnosed as having: antisocial personality disorder.negativistic personality disorder.avoidant personality disorder.schizoid personality disorder.