Daniel is giving a speech and loses his place because he didn’t prepare clear notes. He gets really nervous and frazzled as he tries to continue. He mispronounces several words throughout his speech such as ethic, conformity, and individualism. In the middle of the speech he puts his hands over his face, looks down at the podium and starts to mumble parts of his speech at a very high speed. He rushes through the rest of the speech, never looking up at the audience, and then runs off the stage.

Toward the middle of his speech the speaker becomes hard to understand because of his .
a.
pronunciation
b.
rate
c.
gestures
d.
all of the above