Analyze and Adapt to Your Audience Answers

All audiences are _____________ and _____________.a.unique; diverseb.considerate; attentivec.individuals; culturald.groups; subgroups

Injecting humor and physically moving are two ways to adapt to which type of audience feedback?a.boredomb.disagreementc.confusiond.hostility

Focusing on feedback (such as the body language of the audience) is an example of an attempt to:a.make preparational adaptationsb.acknowledge controversyc.make presentational adaptationsd.analyze diversity

All audiences are made up of ________________.a.culturesb.diversityc.individualsd.gender

Ron is preparing for a two-day presentation to a large audience at a seminar that he conducts every year. He should:a.spend a lot of time rehearsing the presentation he gave last year that was an enormous successb.ask himself what to do if his audience is predominantly women, or what to do if they are mostly from a different cultural background than himselfc.send out a questionnaire to everyone who signed up asking about their age, gender, cultural and ethnic background, education, occupations, etc.d.Both b. and c. above.

Any group of people will also consist of a number of ____________.a.backgroundsb.occupationsc.culturesd.subgroups

The purpose of learning about your audience, asking questions before presenting, and analyzing the diversity of your audience is to be able to:a.understand basic characteristics of the audienceb.tailor your speech to meet the audience’s needsc.acknowledge controversy and ask for careful considerationd.All of the above.

All of the following are good tips regarding using humor in your speeches, except:a.Before using humor in your speech, try it out with small groups of people.b.Make sure the humor relates to the point you are making.c.Begin your joke by saying, “Let me tell you a funny story.”d.When possible, choose humor that comes from people you interact with.

Observing, collecting data, surveying, and making inferences are all examples of an attempt to:a.learn about your audienceb.analyze diversityc.make presentational adaptationsd.None of the above.

Rephrasing and providing additional examples are two ways to adapt to which type of audience feedback?a.disagreementb.confusionc.hostilityd.boredom