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Knowing Your Audience&

Dealing With Logistics

By: Bishara Adam

Audience

Who are they?

Why are they attending?

What ideas might be of interest for him?

What knowledge do they have?

What terminology is appropriate?

What attitudes will they have to the topic?

Evaluating An Audience

Size

Demographics

Beliefs and values

Knowing Your Audience

Have Short Attention Span

Easily Distracted

Understand Audience Memory

Time

Amount of SpeechRemembered

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Memory Game

Ben

Charlie

Aisha

Katheryn

John

Yala

Ahmed

HAWWA

MADONA

PRIYANKA

DHEEPAK

KUMAR

YOOLY

ANJELINA

Being Adaptable

Keep speech focused

Divide speech into compact segments

Analyze audience carefully

Adapt to situation

Dealing with Logistics

Success in public speaking requires attention to logistical details:

Room set up

Type of microphone

Type of stand

Who will do the introduction

What else is scheduled for the program

What time are you scheduled to speak

Name and cell phone number or pager of on-site contact

Dealing with LogisticsSeveral questions that will help you in planning for the logistics:

How many people will be in attendance?

How will the audience members be dressed?

What type of people will be there (industry, job title, gender, age, etc...)?

What is the topic you want covered in the presentation?

Can I (Should I?) use PowerPoint? If yes, who will provide the laptop, projector and screen?

Will there be a remote control for advancing slides? (all speakers should own there own "clicker"!)

Dealing with Logistics

Several questions that will help you in planning for the logistics:

How long will I have to speak?

Will there be a microphone? Will it be stationary or will it be a lavaliere microphone?

Can I place handouts at each seat?

Will there be other speakers at this event? If yes, whom and what are their topics?

Are there any other details that I need to know about this event in advance?

Managing the logistics can make the

difference between a successful speech

and one that leaves you and the audience

frustrated.

While there will always be last minute

surprises to which you will need to

adapt, being prepared will help you

avoid the common mistakes.

Managing Logistics