The importance of audience analysis is a central
aspect to creating a speech. As a speaker, you not only want to give valuable
and reliable information to you argument, but you also need to be considerate
to who you’re speaking too. The audience is a living, breathing thing. You can’t
just expect everything to run smoothly when giving a speech; thus, you have to
prepare for the unexpected. Analyzing your audience will greatly improve the
success of your speech, but sometimes you’ll run into a few snags. For example,
you could be talking about a sensitive topic, such as why rape should have
harsher laws. In this case, you might want to take a more feministic approach with
the audience, talking more about experience and statistical facts of victims
who must go through therapy. This not only gives the speaker a sympathetic outlook,
but also creates a connection to those affected by rape. As speaker, you have
to be dynamic in your approach (audience adaptation) to any subject, and you
must tread carefully whenever you’re dealing with audience’s who respond
critically to issues. These are some of the crucial concepts I will take when
giving my speeches.
It is a really great idea to tread lightly when trying to talk about a subject that could be sensitive to some listeners. It is extremely important to always remember that your audience is not just a faceless mass of people. Each individual is most likely going to have an opinion about what you're talking about, particularly if it is a topic that is considered "touchy" or controversial. I thought you had a good example when you said that if you're talking about harsher rape laws that you may want to take a more sensitive approach to the audience and consider the fact that some people may have somehow been affected by the topic personally. You seem to understand the concept of analyzing how the audience feels and adapting your speech to fit it well.
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