The Internet is rich in resources that can help speakers with demographic audience analysis. A good starting point for accessing those resources is Yahoo: Regional (http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/), which provides links to countries around the world. For religious information, check the Librarians' Index to the Internet: Religion (www.lii.org/search/file/religion).

You can learn a great deal by seeing how experienced public speakers deal with audience analysis and adaptation. A terrific Web site for this purpose is Gifts of Speech: Women's Speeches from Around the World (http://gos.sbc.edu), where you will find more than 500 speeches by influential contemporary women.