Analysing & Adapting to Audience

Multiple Choice

The primary purpose of speechmaking is to _______.

• gain a desired response from an audience

• learn more about the speech topic

• gain experience as a speaker

• try out new ideas with an audience

Multiple Choice

The more you learn about _______, the better prepared you will be

when making a speech.

• the audience

• the topic

• cooking

• pop culture

Multiple Choice

You should analyse your audience only for live presentations.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

An audience for oral presentations (as opposed to written texts)

generally has which of the following characteristics?

• Their expectations are unknown

• Has shorter attention span

• Can absorb just as much as from a written report

• Is more easily distracted

Multiple Choice

When should you be trying to win your audience's attention?

• In the opening

• In the body

• In the closing

• In the Q & A session after the presentation

Multiple Select

It's important to know the audience because _______.

(select all that apply)

• the speaker should match the argument to the audience

• the speaker should match the formality of the speech to the audience

• the speaker should make sure they are always entertaining their audience

• the speaker should match the purpose of their speech to the audience

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a demographic characteristic of a speech audience?

• interest

• attitude

• gender

• size

Multiple Select

What statement best describes demographics?

• Where an audience lives

• An audience's age, gender, social class and ethnicity

• An audience's personality, lifestyles and hobbies

Multiple Choice

Each of the following is an example of audience characteristics to remember when making a presentation except:

• Age

• Address

• Knowledge

• Expectations

• Experiences

Multiple Choice

If you were giving an informative speech to your public speaking class about brain aneurysms, the most important factor to consider when analysing your audience would probably be its _______.

• gender

• knowledge about the topic

• disposition toward the speaker

• ethnic background

Multiple Choice

A speech written by a parent, complaining about the grading procedure

in her child's school would most likely be targetting whom?

• Other students in her child's class

• The school cafeteria manager

• The local governing body

• The local school board

Multiple Choice

Assume that you invented a water purification machine and you want to sell the USD 10K machine. You want to give a seminar about it.

Who would your audience be?

• People who live in an area where there is no water

• People who live in Karamoja, Uganda

• Businessmen and people who work in the respective government offices

• Teachers

Multiple Choice

A doctor is presenting a report on the findings of reseach into a particular medication used to treat cancer. He will be using medical jargon and referencing medications and proedures currently approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Who is most likely the target audience for this report?

• High school students who want to be doctors

• Cancer patients

• Others already in the medical field, specifically in the area of oncology

• The cleaning staff of a hospital specifically serving cancer patients

Multiple Choice

Your audience has none to advanced technical knowledge,

and jargon works for them.

This describes _______.

• how much they know about your topic

• what unites them as a group

• what they expect from your presentation

• what their interest or stake is in your topic

Multiple Choice

Your audience could be professionals in the field, customers or employees.

This describes:

• how much they know about your topic

• what unites them as a group

• what they expect from your presentation

• what their interest or stake is in your topic

Multiple Choice

Your audience could be looking for an overview, financial details,

or technical information.

This describes:

• how much they know about your topic

• what unites them as a group

• what they expect from your presentation

• what their interest or stake is in your topic

Multiple Choice

Your audience could be friendly and interested, uninformed, or hostile and challenging.

This describes:

• how much they know about your topic

• what unites them as a group

• what they expect from your presentation

• what their interest or stake is in your topic