In building relationships with our audience, we often:
A) Fail to adjust our rate of speech, accents, or body movements to match our audience
B) Adjust our rate of speech, accents, or body movements to match our audience
C) Imitate the rate of speech, accents, or body movements of our audience
D) Ignore the rate of speech, accents, or body movements of our audience

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Adjusting our rate of speech, accents, or body movements to match our audience is an effective way to build rapport and ensure better communication with them. This shows that we are listening and understanding their needs and preferences, making them feel more comfortable and respected. A lack of adjustment (choice A and D) could lead to misunderstandings or a feeling of disconnection with the audience. Imitating (choice C) can be seen as insincere or even disrespectful, so it is not recommended.

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