Practice Speech: Same Speech, Two Audiences
Level: All
Time Limit: 3-5 minutes
Topic: Choose a topic, issue, or experience in which you have some expertise. If you have none, choose the drinking age.
Audience #1: The Kiwanis club closest to your house needs a speaker for their weekly meeting. They are trying to gain insight into people in their community.
Audience #2: The local YMCA has a community fair that young adults will attend to gather tips about life. You have been invited to present a session.
Instructions: Conduct a Primary Audience Analysis and Secondary Audience Analysis for both of these audiences.
Purpose: Examine how your Primary Audience Analysis questions illuminate why audiences need to be approached differently even with the same topic.
Example: Provided in the chapter between the Executive Group of Women and Juvenile Girls.
Topic __________________________________________________________
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Primary: Kiwanis |
Primary: YMCA |
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Secondary: Kiwanis |
Secondary: YMCA |
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1. Why is the topic important? |
1. Why is the topic important? |
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2. How will they benefit? |
2. How will they benefit? |
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3. What will they learn? |
3. What will they learn? |
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