Audience Considerations in Writing

This vidcast, presented by Gracemarie Mike and Daniel Liddle in cooperation with the Purdue Online Writing Lab, explores how to effectively incorporate audience into writing. It covers key areas such as genre, stance, language, tone, purpose, and medium. The vidcast emphasizes understanding the audience's expectations and knowledge level, choosing appropriate language and tone, and designing content that aligns with the audience's needs. It also discusses the importance of selecting the right medium for delivering written work. The vidcast concludes with a reminder to consider the audience in all aspects of writing.

Why is it important to consider your audience when writing?

• To convey that you have the audience in mind

• To make your writing more persuasive

• To increase the length of your writing

• To ensure your writing is entertaining

How does the genre of writing influence the audience?

• It sets the expectations the audience will have

• It dictates the font size to be used

• It decides the color scheme of the document

• It determines the length of the writing

What is the relationship between genre and audience?

• Genre determines audience expectations

• Genre is irrelevant to audience

• Audience determines the length of the genre

• Genre and audience are unrelated

How does the audience influence the genre you choose?

• It can determine the genre you choose

• It changes the color scheme

• It doesn't influence the genre

• It only affects the length of the genre

What is 'stance' in writing?

• The angle the writer takes towards the topic

• The length of the sentences used

• The physical posture of the writer

• The font style used in the document

How can stance affect your writing?

• It changes the font size

• It influences the tone and word choice

• It determines the paper quality

• It affects the color scheme

What is the impact of stance on your writing?

• It changes the font size

• It affects the color scheme

• It influences the tone and word choice

• It determines the paper quality

Why is it important to consider the audience's knowledge when choosing language?

• To ensure the writing is humorous

• To avoid using too many technical terms

• To make the writing more colorful

• To increase the word count

What should you consider about your audience when choosing language?

• Their height

• Their favorite color

• Their age

• Their knowledge level

Why is it important to consider the audience's knowledge when choosing language?

• To avoid using too many technical terms

• To ensure the writing is humorous

• To make the writing more colorful

• To increase the word count