{"id":52,"date":"2015-08-12T22:34:25","date_gmt":"2015-08-12T22:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/standupspeakoutxmaster\/?post_type=chapter&p=52"},"modified":"2016-12-15T15:59:19","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T15:59:19","slug":"chapter-5-audience-analysis","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-fmcc-standupspeakout-2\/chapter\/chapter-5-audience-analysis\/","title":{"raw":"Chapter 5 Audience Analysis","rendered":"Chapter 5 Audience Analysis"},"content":{"raw":"

What Is an Audience Analysis?<\/h2>\r\n
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\r\n\r\nOne of the consequences of the First Amendment to the Constitution, which protects our right to speak freely, is that we focus so much on what we want to say that we often overlook the question of who our audience is. Does your audience care what you as a speaker think? Can they see how your speech applies to their lives and interests? The act of public speaking is a shared activity that involves interaction between speaker and audience. In order for your speech to get a fair hearing, you need to create a relationship with your listeners. Scholars Sprague, Stuart, and Bodary explain, \u201cSpeakers do not give speeches to<\/em> audiences; they jointly create meaning with<\/em> audiences.\u201d[footnote]Sprague, J., Stuart, D., & Bodary, D. (2010). The speaker\u2019s handbook<\/em> (9th ed.). Boston, MA: Wadsworth Cengage.[\/footnote]<\/span> The success of your speech rests in large part on how your audience receives and understands it.\r\n\r\nThink of a time when you heard a speech that sounded \u201ccanned\u201d or that fell flat because the audience didn\u2019t \u201cget it.\u201d Chances are that this happened because the speaker neglected to consider that public speaking is an audience-centered<\/span><\/span> activity. Worse, lack of consideration for one\u2019s audience can result in the embarrassment of alienating listeners by telling a joke they don\u2019t appreciate, or using language they find offensive. The best way to reduce the risk of such situations is to conduct an audience analysis as you prepare your speech.\r\n\r\nAudience analysis<\/span><\/span> is the process of gathering information about the people in your audience so that you can understand their needs, expectations, beliefs, values, attitudes, and likely opinions. In this chapter, we will first examine some reasons why audience analysis is important. We will then describe three different types of audience analysis and some techniques to use in conducting audience analysis. Finally, we will explain how you can use your audience analysis not only during the creation of your speech but also while you are delivering it.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n \r\n\r\n ","rendered":"

What Is an Audience Analysis?<\/h2>\n
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One of the consequences of the First Amendment to the Constitution, which protects our right to speak freely, is that we focus so much on what we want to say that we often overlook the question of who our audience is. Does your audience care what you as a speaker think? Can they see how your speech applies to their lives and interests? The act of public speaking is a shared activity that involves interaction between speaker and audience. In order for your speech to get a fair hearing, you need to create a relationship with your listeners. Scholars Sprague, Stuart, and Bodary explain, \u201cSpeakers do not give speeches to<\/em> audiences; they jointly create meaning with<\/em> audiences.\u201d[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/span> The success of your speech rests in large part on how your audience receives and understands it.<\/p>\n

Think of a time when you heard a speech that sounded \u201ccanned\u201d or that fell flat because the audience didn\u2019t \u201cget it.\u201d Chances are that this happened because the speaker neglected to consider that public speaking is an audience-centered<\/span><\/span> activity. Worse, lack of consideration for one\u2019s audience can result in the embarrassment of alienating listeners by telling a joke they don\u2019t appreciate, or using language they find offensive. The best way to reduce the risk of such situations is to conduct an audience analysis as you prepare your speech.<\/p>\n

Audience analysis<\/span><\/span> is the process of gathering information about the people in your audience so that you can understand their needs, expectations, beliefs, values, attitudes, and likely opinions. In this chapter, we will first examine some reasons why audience analysis is important. We will then describe three different types of audience analysis and some techniques to use in conducting audience analysis. Finally, we will explain how you can use your audience analysis not only during the creation of your speech but also while you are delivering it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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