Debate
Audience Analysis and Adaptation Worksheet
Speaker
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Topic _______________________________
What is
the audience for this speech? _________________________________________________
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What is
the specific purpose of this speech? ____________________________________________
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In
choosing a specific purpose, how can you narrow the topic so it will be
appropriate to this audience?
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Demographic audience analysis:
What special adaptation is necessary in the speech because of the
audience’s
age ____________________________________________________________________________
sex
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religion
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racial or ethnic background
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group membership
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other (specify
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Situational audience analysis:
What special adaptation is necessary in the speech because of the
audience’s
size
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response to the physical setting
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knowledge about the topic
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interest level in the topic
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attitude toward the topic
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disposition toward the speaker
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disposition toward the occasion
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(continued
in Part II)
Audience Analysis and Adaptation Worksheet
Part II
Speaker ________________________________ Topic
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Adaptation in the speech:
Answer each of the following questions.
What
device(s) did you use in the introduction to gain attention from this audience?
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What steps
did you take to relate the topic directly to this audience in the introduction?
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What
are the main points of the speech? Why did you develop these particular main
points for this audience?
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What
decisions did you make in choosing supporting materials for this audience?
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What steps
did you take to make your language clear and appropriate to this audience?
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What
adjustments did you make in delivery—rate of speech, volume, tone of voice,
gestures, and the like—to communicate your ideas to this audience?
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