Audience Analysis Discussion
Assignment
A key factor of good public speaking is understanding your audience. This is especially important when preparing arguments and persuasive appeals. Thus, for this activity you need to present the argument or thesis for your persuasive speech, and do a little audience analysis of your own based on comments in the discussion.
Post a new thread with your topic/argument for your persuasive speech. Then, ask your classmates the following:
Do you strongly agree, agree, undecided, disagree, or strongly disagree with this argument?
What questions do you hope this speech answers?
What more would you want to learn during the course of this speech?
Sample Answer
My topic/argument for my persuasive speech is:
Climate change is one of the most pressing issues facing our planet today, and we need to take action to reduce our carbon footprint.
I believe that everyone has a role to play in addressing climate change, and I hope that my speech will inspire my audience to make changes in their own lives to help reduce their environmental impact.
Audience analysis:
Based on the comments in the discussion, I can see that my classmates are generally aware of the problem of climate change and are concerned about its effects. However, some of my classmates seem to be undecided or even disagree with the idea that we need to take action to reduce our carbon footprint.