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Age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, group membership, and racial, ethnic or cultural background are among the factors to be considered in _______________ audience analysis.

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Iyou were giving an informative speech to your public speaking class about recent developments in artificial robotic intelligence, the most important factor to consider when analyzing your audience would probably be its

A) age.
B) knowledge about the topic.
C) disposition toward the speaker.
D) ethnic background.
E) physical setting.

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Audience analysis first comes into play after a speaker has chosen a speech topic.

According to your textbook, the following question from a student audience-analysis questionnaire is an example owhich kind oquestion? Draw an "X" below to indicate how you feel about allowing steroid use in sports. Strongly Strongly disapprove approve

Creating an oversimplified image oa particular group opeople or assuming that all members othe group are alike is called

When you construct an audience-analysis questionnaire, scale questions are especially useful for getting at the strength oa respondent's attitudes.

Iyou were giving a speech to a general audience about mythology in the Bible, the _______________ oyour listeners would probably be the most important factor to consider in demographic audience analysis.

Even when listeners pay close attention, they don't always process a speaker's message exactly as the speaker intended.

According to your textbook, which othe following is a demographic characteristic oa speech audience?

The three most important factors to consider when determining an audience's disposition toward a speaker's topic are the audience's _______________ , _______________ , and _______________.

According to your textbook, the following question from a student audience-analysis questionnaire is an example owhat type oquestion? The percent othe U.S. population who speak Spanish in their homes is closest to ___ 5% ___ 10% ___ 20% ___ 30%

Because religion is private and personal for most people, it is seldom an important element in demographic audience analysis.

Public speaking is essentially like acting because once you learn a speech, you can give it over and over without adapting to the different audiences you address.

As a member othe City Council, you have been invited to address the city's bicycling club about the mayor's plan to create additional bike routes. The most important demographic factor you should consider when analyzing your audience is probably its

You are most likely to be successful in your classroom speeches iyou think oyour classmates as a real audience.

Any characteristic oa given audience is potentially important to a speaker analyzing that audience.

Audience analysis and adaptation affect all aspects ospeechmaking except for the delivery othe speech itself.

According to your textbook, sexual orientation is one factor to be considered in situational audience analysis.

The more people know about a topic, the more likely they are to be interested in it.

Karyn was leading a meeting othe parent-teacher group at the local elementary school. As her first item on the agenda, she described the position ohomeroom mother and asked people to sign up after the meeting. One othe dads in the room raised his hand and said, "I'd love to do it, but is there any way we could change the name?" Which othe following factors oaudience analysis did Karyn fail to take into consideration?