Debate Vocab

demographics

The characteristics of population such as age, gender, sexual orientation, occupation, education; classification of the characteristics of the people.

Decode

to translate the sender's spoken idea/message into something the receiver understands by using his or her knowledge of language based on personal experience

encode

to turn one's ideas into spoken language in order to transmit them to listeners

audience analysis

A study of the pertinent elements defining the makeup and characteristics of an audience.

audience

One or more people within hearing range of some message; for example, a group of people listening to a performance or speech; the crowd attending a stage performance.

egocentrism

Preoccupation with one's own internal world; the belief that one's own opinions or interests are the most important or valid.

Audience-centered

Tailored to an audience. When preparing a message, the speaker analyzes the audience in order to adapt the content and language usage to the level of the listeners.

message

the verbal and nonverbal components of language, sent to the receiver by the sender, that convey an idea