Module 12 - Planning Your Presentation
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Activity 2: Presentation Audience
In order to prepare a speech that will interest a particular audience, you need to describe your audience, which may differ from the audience of your research paper. To make this task as authentic as possible, invite someone to listen to your presentation. If you are not able to invite someone, think about who you might want to present your research to.
Is this audience likely to be interested in your topic? How might you increase their interest? What does your audience already know about this topic? What else would you like them to learn from you? What concepts or key terms will need to be explained? In what ways might your audience disagree with you? What questions might your audience ask after your presentation? After you have answered these questions about your intended audience, think of a different audience to whom you might present. How would your responses to these questions differ for this second audience?
