Analyze and Adapt to Your Audience Answers

Emily is speaking in front of a group of engineers and computer programmers about some new software she has developed. She notices many of them are scratching their heads, staring at her with confused looks on their faces, or looking around at others in the room. Which of the following should she try in order to better engage her audience? a. consider the audience’s diversity more carefully by asking a few “what if” questions b. acknowledge they may disagree with some of her arguments, and invite them to consider it from a different point of view c. speak more loudly, tell a funny story, and move around a bit more d. repeat what she said in different words, and give a few more examples Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Asking “what if” questions is an example of an attempt to: a.make preparational adaptationsb.acknowledge controversyc.make presentational adaptationsd.analyze diversity

Ian is preparing for a speech that he was invited to deliver in front of an entire elementary school about racism in America. In order to be well prepared for his speech, he wants to phone the principal of the school ahead of time to find out more about his audience. Which types of questions should he ask?a.He should ask questions about their ages, their gender, their ethnicity and cultural background.b.He should ask questions about the location of the speech, the size of his audience, and who his target audience is.c.He should ask questions about their education, occupations, and level of expertise. d.He should send out a lengthy survey to his audience about their perceptions and what sorts of things they expect to learn from his speech.

Jasper is presenting at a seminar to the same audience for the second day in a row. He feels the audience was very receptive to his message yesterday. To keep his audience engaged today, he should:a.stick to the same strategies he used yesterday that worked well to keep the audience’s attentionb.take a moment at the beginning to ask a few audience members about their experience yesterday and what they are expecting out of the presentation todayc.find out the size of the audience, the location of the presentation, and analyze the diversity of the audience by considering all subgroups in attendanced.acknowledge controversy and ask the audience for careful consideration of the message he’ll be presenting today

You have been asked to speak to the school board and the entire administrative and teaching staff at your school about your experience as a student and what improvements you feel could be made at your school. Please list the specific steps that you will take to learn about and adapt your speech to your audience.

You are assigned to speak to a large group about your experiences in high school. What can you do in your preparation to address your audience effectively? Please give at least 4 or 5 specific examples.

All of the following represent how audiences can exhibit diversity, except:a.age, gender, culture, and ethnicityb.income, occupation, background, and educationc.number, size, location, and communication barriersd.All of the above are examples of how audiences display diversity.

To deliver an effective speech, you must take the time to learn as much as you can about your _______________.a.thesisb.surroundingsc.backgroundd.audience

Acknowledging controversy and asking for careful consideration are two ways to adapt to which type of audience feedback? a.hostilityb.confusionc.boredomd.disagreement

Individuals change over ____________ and _____________.a.groups; subgroupsb.time; placec.culture; ethnicityd.age; gender