As your textbook states, texting, tweeting, and other forms of electronic communication have significantly reduced the need for public speaking.

(A) True

(B) False

TRUE

Explanation:

The development of social networks marks a new model for people-to-people communication, as these platforms allow one person to communicate with thousands / millions of others in writing quickly. Thus, the frequency of verbal communications to the public decreases. For example, the US president speaks to the nation through twitter and formal pronouncements. In the past, the way the nation was spoken was basically through formal communication or press releases. This has diminished, today he uses social networks daily and only speaks directly to the nation when the subject is extremely relevant. This also extends to micro relationships, people use text messaging, reducing the incidence of phone calls and even personal encounters.