San Diego MC Establishing Common Ground and Building Credibility Discussion

I’m working on a communications discussion question and need an explanation to help me study.

• Question 1: Describe several techniques for establishing common ground with your audience during a speech. Have you tried any of these methods in the past? Were they effective or ineffective?
• Question 2: Describe several techniques for building credibility with your audience during a speech. Have you tried any of these methods in the past? Were they effective or ineffective?
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• To receive full credit, your responses meet the following requirements:
  • • • • Your response to each question should be at least 6-7 sentences in length, minimum.
        • Your responses should be well-organized and clearly labeled (i.e. “Question 1,” Question 2,” etc.). Readers should be able to easily identify which question you are answering in each paragraph.
        • Your responses should be robust, thoughtfully written, and adhere to conventional standards of grammar, punctuation, and spelling.