COMM 103 Lecture 4: ch 11 notes - comm
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Choosing, developing, and researching a topic ch 11 (cid:862)the best way to sou(cid:374)d like you k(cid:374)ow what you"re talki(cid:374)g a(cid:271)out is to k(cid:374)ow what you"re talki(cid:374)g a(cid:271)out. (cid:863) author unknown. What topi(cid:272)s are i(cid:374) the (cid:374)ews? (cid:894)what"s (cid:272)urre(cid:374)t? (cid:895) What are you interested in? (speak from the heart) Audience analysis thinking carefully about the characteristics of your listeners. Consider who your listeners are: age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, culture, economic status, physical and mental capabilities, political orientation, etc. To inform: to tea(cid:272)h liste(cid:374)ers so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g they do(cid:374)"t already k(cid:374)ow. To persuade: appealing to our listeners to think or act in a certain way. Identify topics that are right for you. Identify topics that are right for your audience. Identify topics that are right for the occasion. Audience analysis thinking carefully about the characteristics of o(cid:374)e"s liste(cid:374)ers whe(cid:374) prepari(cid:374)g a spee(cid:272)h: age, sex/sexual orientation, culture, economic status, physical and mental capabilities, political orientation.
