This week’s reading really focused on audience analysis. Audience standpoints, values, attitudes, and beliefs all tied into meeting the audience needs and interests for the speaker to develop their speech. All of those key points should be taken into consideration when developing your point of view. Even though your point of view has its own meaning, you should make sure your audience will respect and take interest in it as well. One of the things I learned was to not deliver a bias speech, always refer to the opposing views and give plenty of diverse examples. Values can be a touchy topic when taking an entire group and “enduring a concept of what is good, right, worthy, and important” (83). What may be right to one person may not be right to the other. That is why it is important to give plenty of examples, and try not to form a bias opinion. Also, it is important to have an interesting topic. Looking back to last week’s Speech Buddy Video, one of the topics was on slugs, enough said.
Hi Annie David-
ReplyDeleteI read your post and for most of it, yeah, I agree. When it comes to speeches, you have to take what you want to talk about and delivery it in a way in which your audience can relate to, If you want them to actaully hear your speech and not fall asleep or daydream away. However, I wasn't sure what to think about your comment about the slug speech. It sounds like you did not like it. Personally, I found it most intriguing. Not because I care about slugs, but because the speeker MADE me care about slugs. It interesting, informative and entertaining. I got done with it and thought, "wow, I feel bad for all those slugs I salted as a kid". She did a great job taking a "who-really-cares-about-this-crap" speech topic and delivered it well enough to get me to care. I thought she was awesome but not all speeches are for all people. What do think?
F.D.