Laura does not enjoy public speaking and is unsure of her ability to speak up in front of her co-workers. However, she has taken a public speaking class before and goes back to review her notes when she puts together her presentation. After reviewing some of the material and practice, she is feeling better about her upcoming meeting. Which strategy did Laura use to calm her nerves?

By practicing her speech, Laura's nerves calm down.

Explanation: Making a presentation is often a difficult thing for most people because the lack confidence presenting in front of a large audience. However with constant practicing one can over come the fear of public speaking. Also having positive thoughts boosts your advantage and confidence to speak to an audience.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)