College Speech Chapter 6

When gauging your audience's disposition toward the specific topic, you should take into account their

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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

Adapting your message to the needs of a particular audience means that you must inevitably compromise your beliefs.

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One key to successful speaking is determining which audiences are worthy of your best efforts to communicate your ideas.

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Taking into account your listeners' racial, ethnic, or cultural background is an important factor in situational audience analysis.

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As a general rule, the larger your audience is, the more formal your speech presentation should be.

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