If a speaker understands the audience’s cultural background and changes examples accordingly, which quality does the speaker demonstrate?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Cultural sensitivity and adaptation
Adapting examples to the audience’s cultural background shows respect for their experiences and reduces the chance of misunderstanding or offence. It is therefore cultural sensitivity and adaptation. A speaker is not being aggressive, leaving the message incomplete, or breaching privacy merely by choosing audience-appropriate examples. Thus A is the only suitable answer.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
Cultural sensitivity and adaptation
Why is this the correct answer?
Adapting examples to the audience’s cultural background shows respect for their experiences and reduces the chance of misunderstanding or offence. It is therefore cultural sensitivity and adaptation. A speaker is not being aggressive, leaving the message incomplete, or breaching privacy merely by choosing audience-appropriate examples. Thus A is the only suitable answer.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 11 English question. Chapter: Father to Son. Topic: Communication Problems.
