The Audience-Centered Speaker

Analyzing and Adapting

Getting Information about the Audience

Interviews

Surveys

Audience Diversity

International Listeners

America's Diverse Cultures

Listeners with Disabilities

Gender

Age

Educational Background

Occupation

Religious Affiliation

Economic and Social Status

Audience Knowledge

Analyzing Audience Knowledge

Adapting to Different Levels of Knowledge

Audience Psychology

Interest Level

Attitudes

Needs and Desires

The Occasion

Time Limit

Purpose of the Occasion

Other Events on the Program

Audience Size

Adapting during the Speech