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This posting defines credibility and examines the two factors which exert the most influence on an audience's perception of a speaker's credibility.

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This posting examines the role of credibility within speeches.

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Since your topic is vast, please allow my ideas to help you:

First, as you define credibility and its link to audience's perceptions, please note that credibility refers to the audience's perception of a speaker's genuineness, trustworthiness, or believability. In brief, it means the audience's overall perception of how believable a speaker is. It is linked to listener "buy in" in layperson's terms.

When looking at and assessing why and how credibility is especially important in both informative and persuasive speeches, the answers are vast. However, please mention that credibility is essential in speeches because without it, listeners are less likely to believe, listen to, process, or accept ...

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