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.

"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.

fixed-alternative

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.

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.

Which of the following does your textbook discuss as major factors in demographic audience analysis?

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

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.

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