Question#3

The concept that I found useful from chapter five was “Adapting to a Diverse Audience”. Each individual in an audience is different. Some individuals may be knowledgeable and agree with what you are presenting, and others may not know what exactly is that you are trying to present and disagree with you. In order to convey your message more effectively one should have a target audience, says Coopman and Lull. The responsibility of us the speaker is to recognize the diverse background, knowledge, interests, and opinions of our audience. The book presents us with how to meet the challenges of a diverse audience: 1) Promote a more supportive communication climate that welcomes differing perspectives on topics and issues, 2) Draw from a wider pool of knowledge and information that contributes to better learning experience for all participants, 3) better articulate your own cultural identity and understand those of others, and much more (pg 103 Coopman, Lull). If one could understand the needed characteristics, knowledge, and feelings toward one’s topic of the audience, well one’s speech could be much more effective.