I have been called upon by my company to give a presentation on the quarterly sales information at an in-person meeting to a group of stakeholders, managers, salespeople, and customers. Before I prepare my presentation, I need to figure out who is going to be in my audience. Audience analysis is crucial when preparing a well given, and a well received, presentation. In order to make sure my audience gains as much as possible out of my presentation, I need to gather as much information as I can about my audience. Below I will briefly discuss the things I will take in to consideration about my audience before preparing my presentation. “A well prepared speech given to the wrong audience can have the same effect as a poorly prepared speech given to the correct audience. They both can fail terribly” (Laskowski, 1996, A.U.D.I.E.N.C.E. Analysis – It's Your Key To Success, para. 1.)
The first thing I will consider is the characteristics of my audience. The culture of my audience is huge factor in how my presentation is perceived, I will talk more in depth about culture further along my paper, but I feel that it necessary to bring it up early. The diversity of the audience is another thing that will come in to play in my presentation. Things I will need to consider will be the age, race, gender, and possibly the religious beliefs of my audience.
[...] In order to make sure my audience gains as much as possible out of my presentation, I need to gather as much information as I can about my audience. Below I will briefly discuss the things I will take in to consideration about my audience before preparing my presentation. well prepared speech given to the wrong audience can have the same effect as a poorly prepared speech given to the correct audience. They both can fail terribly” (Laskowski A.U.D.I.E.N.C.E. Analysis It's Your Key To Success, para. 1.) The first thing I will consider is the characteristics of my audience. [...]
[...] In order for any speech or presentation to be effective, you need to play to the audience. I will make sure that the audience can understand and indentify with the material. Also, one big step in ensuring that my presentation is successful is that I have at least one person proof read my presentation. By having someone proofread the presentation before it is given will help ensure me that I have not made any mistakes or included any material that one might find offensive. [...]
[...] New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. Laskowski, L. (1996). A.U.D.I.E.N.C.E. Analysis It's Your Key To Success. Retrieved from http://www.ljlseminars.com/audience.htm Brizee, H., & Schmaling, K. (2007). Owl Materials Audience Analysis. [...]
[...] Eye contact is crucial, I want every member of my audience to feel like I am talking to them, while making sure that they do not feel singled out. Not only is my audience reading me, but I will also be reading my audience, as well. As a good public speaker, I need to be able to tell if I have the audience's undivided attention, and if for some reason I start to lose my audience, I need to be able to make the necessary changes in order to get them back. One channel that can not be forgotten is listening. [...]
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