Test 2: Chapter 6 Analyzing the Audience
True/False: Taking account of your listeners' racial, ethnic, or cultural background is an important factor in situational audience analysis.
False, Feedback: Taking account of your listeners' racial, ethnic, or cultural background is an important factor in demographic--rather than situational--audience analysis.
True/False: As a general rule, the larger your audience is, the more formal your speech presentation should be.
True
The primary purpose of speechmaking is to
gain a desired response from listeners.
define attitude
a frame of mind in favor of or opposed to a person, policy, belief, institution, ect.
major factors in demographic audience analysis? (4 answers)
gender, age, group membership, and sexual orientation
The process of creating a bond with listeners by emphasizing common values, goals, and experiences is called __________ by communication scholars.
identification
When gauging your audience's disposition toward the speech topic, you should take into account their (3 answers)
interest, knowledge, and attitude toward the topic.
According to your textbook, the tendency of people to be concerned above all with their own values, beliefs, and well-being is called
egocentrism
Audience-centeredness involves keeping your audience foremost in mind at
every step of speech preparation and presentation.
True/False: One key to successful speaking is to determine which audiences are worthy of your best efforts to communicate your ideas.
false, Feedback: One key to successful speaking is to consider every audience as worthy of your best efforts to communicate your ideas.
True/False: Adapting your message to the needs of a particular audience means that you must inevitably compromise your beliefs.
false, Feedback: You can remain true to your beliefs while adapting your message to the needs of a particular audience.
define audience-centeredness
keeping the audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation
Dr. Kristin Lutz is preparing an informative talk about Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome for an audience of expectant parents. The most important factor Dr. Lutz should consider when analyzing her audience is probably its
knowledge of the topic, Feedback: Because of the technical nature of Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome, the most important factor Dr. Lutz should consider when analyzing her audience is its knowledge of the topic.
define constraints
limitations and opportunities for what can be said and how audiences shift back and forth
"Do you think gun control is a workable solution to the problem of violence in U.S. schools?" is an example of a(n) ____________ question.
open-ended
define open-ended questions
questions that allow respondents to answer however they want
define fixed-alternative questions
questions that offer a fixed choice between two or more alternatives
define scale questions
questions that require responses at fixed intervals along a scale of answers
Questions that require responses at fixed intervals along a scale of answers are called ____________ questions.
scale
define identification
speakers seek to create a bond with the audience by emphasizing common values, goals, and experiences
According to your textbook, what is a factor in situational audience analysis?
the size of the audience
What are the five factors to consider in situational audience analysis?
the size of the audience. the physical setting in which the speech occurs. the audience's disposition toward the topic, speaker, and occasion.
define egocentrism
the tendency of people to be concerned above all with their own values, beliefs, and well-being
define audience
those with an interest and ability to to react to exigence. Can be moved, persuaded to act or change.
define exigence
"an imperfection marked by urgency" -- a defect that causes one to speak
define situational audience analysis (5 answers)
Analysis focusing on Size, Physical setting, Disposition of audience toward speaker, topic, and occasion
Why is it important to assess your listeners' level of knowledge about your speech topic?
If your listeners know little about your topic, you will have to talk at a more elementary level. If they are reasonably well informed, you can take a more technical and detailed approach.
As the leader of a fund drive to create a new city museum, you have been invited to address a local civic group. In this situation, it is not possible to administer an audience-analysis questionnaire. How can you get information about your audience to use in planning your speech?
asking the person who invites you to speak to provide a sketch of the group you will be addressing and where you can learn more about the history and purpose of the group. asking someone who has spoken to the group about his or her knowledge of the group. checking the Internet to see if you can find information about the group.
define stereotyping
assuming that all members of the group are alike
Mayor Kathleen Baldwin has been asked to address the Wakefield Community Association about the issue of constructing a swimming pool in the neighborhood. The most important factor Baldwin should consider when analyzing her audience is probably its
attitude toward the topic
define demographic audience analysis
audience analysis that focuses on demographic factors, such as age, gender, religious orientation, group membership, and racial, ethnic, or cultural backround