Discussion Starter 1 What is audience analysis? What methods are available for tailoring a presentation to a target audience? The dictionary describes audience analysis as follows: "In composing an essay‚ report‚ speech‚ or argument‚ the process of determining the values‚ interests‚ and attitudes of the intended audience." It involves the gathering of information regarding the audience to ensure that what is contained in the speech/presentation is appropriate for that audience. Factored needed to
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Week two Assignment: Audience Analysis Paper May 10‚ 2010 Audience Analysis Paper In any business people will work with others that have different lifestyles and backgrounds. Many have different attitudes‚ beliefs‚ and values that come with diversity in an organization. This essay will address a situation where a person has to present quarterly sales information at a meeting. The group of people includes: managers‚ customers‚ salespeople‚ and skateholders. The essay will focus on communications
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Audience Analysis Paper COM/ Professor: Maryann Lamer June 3‚ 2010 Audience Analysis When conducting an in-person meeting to a group of professional peers there are many things to consider. It is customary and recommended that before one embarks on such a mission to analyze potential options in which to proceed and potential barriers that may arise that will ultimately detract from the success of the meeting. The following is the findings of conducted research into a suggested process in
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Introduction When speaking to any group of people its important to know your audience and how to effectively communicate the information you want them to understand. I have been called upon to present a quarterly sales meeting‚ in which stakeholders‚ managers‚ customers‚ and salespeople will be my target audience. I thought it would be beneficial to write this paper to help those‚ that may find themselves in similar situations‚ how to better accomplish this task. I understand how speaking at an
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bama’s speech points up an important fact: Good public speakers are audience-centered. They know the primary purpose of speechmaking is not to browbeat the audience or to blow off steam. Rather‚ it is to gain a desired response from listeners. Being audience-centered does not involve compromising your beliefs to get a favorable response. Nor does it mean using devious‚ unethical tactics to achieve your goal. As with Barack Obama‚ you can remain true to yourself and speak ethically while adapting
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concept of written ideas. The protagonist‚ Montag‚ goes through multiple trials and transformations until he reaches the crossing or return threshold‚ where he gains the will to share his newfound wisdom with the world. Montag’s journey reflects the message and theme Ray Bradbury conveys: the opposition to censorship‚ and how controlled our world will become if we do not take action. In the beginning‚ Guy Montag is oblivious of the issues of his society. He then becomes conflicted between his current
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Natida Nivsnanda MACS 100 I believe the message of Black-ish’s “The Gift of Hunger” is that it is easy to lead a life of ignorance if you are absent from struggles. In the episode‚ Rainbow and Dre Johnson have given their four children a very fortunate‚ privileged life. But they soon realize that their children are spoiled when Dre takes his family to an inexpensive restaurant and all they do is whine and complain‚ expressing no gratitude. At home‚ Rainbow and Dre come up with a plan to put
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A Message to Garcia was written in 1899‚ about a message that had to be delivered to a man named Garcia who was in an unknown location in the jungles of Cuba‚ without hesitation or question a man by the name of Rowan delivered the message for President McKinley. The story serves more as an inspiration due to the fact that Rowan delivered the message for President McKinley and that he put the trust in Rowan to deliver it by foot without asking what‚ when‚ how long and for what reason. That same
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Audience Analysis The targeted audience of this writing would be anyone wanting to hear a one sided article against oil and why we need to find an alternative. I would say anyone between the ages of 18-92‚ not that 92 would be the cut off age. Just as in my first writing oil and natural gas is part of my everyday life since my family works in the field. I may be a little bias which is why I chose this article to write about. Rhetorical
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The video with Steve Jobs introducing the “First Ever iPod” was incredible. When viewing the video presentation the audience demographics as in age and socio-cultural background‚ I felt geared towards the age demographic and socio-cultural background that is known to be the Y generation overall; but markets the iPod to all ages and cultural backgrounds. The Y generation is any person that is born after the year 1983. [1] Generation Y was the first to grow up with computers in their homes and they
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