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Mid-Presentation Adaptation

• To effectively adapt to your audience during a
presentation:
− Deliver your well-prepared presentation
− Correctly interpret the feedback you receive from your
audience
− Successfully adapt your presentation on the basis of
your interpretation
• Expect the unexpected…

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Steps of Audience Analysis

STEP 1
Determine – Who is your audience?
STEP 2
Write down the specifics.
STEP 3
Research the audience using resources such as the library, websites, statistical
indexes, and interviews.
STEP 4
Use the information you gather to complete the …

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Audience Analysis

Why do speakers have to be audience centered?
1. The primary purpose of speech making is not to display one’s learning, to
demonstrate one’s superiority, or to blow off steam.
2. The speaker wants to gain a desired response from …

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Connecting to Your Audience

♦ Develop common ground
-Use personal pronouns: we, you, our
-Ask rhetorical questions
-Share common experiences
– Personalize information
♦ Build and maintain audience interest
-Be Timely: give them information they can use now
-Be Serious: give them information that …

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Common Attention Getting Devices

The attention getting device employed by the
speaker must relate directly to the speech.
1 Tell a short story
2 Ask a question
Rhetorical Question = Do not want or
expect listeners to answer.
Overt-Response Question = Do want the…

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Question and Answer Sessions

The question-and-answer (often called “Q-and-A”) is a special type of impromptu
speaking that is directed by questions from members of the audience. They can be
planned or spur of the moment.
The key to making a question-and answer session successful …

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