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Mothershead 1
Jaime Mothershead
Professor Lynn Raymond
UWRT 1102-013
23 February 2016
Daily Writing # 11
The first thing that you need to consider when addressing an audience is what age group
is the audience. This is important because it can set the diction and tone for what’s being
presented and how it’s being presented. If you’re presenting to a younger audience, you might
want to use simpler words that helps kids to better understand. Maybe include pictures and use a
playful tone. If you’re addressing a group of people that are older than you can use more esoteric
words and you have a clear point and include relevant information. Also consider how much
your audience knows about what you’re discussing so you don’t put extra time into what they
already know about. At the same time, make sure that you make particular things clear and easy
to understand so the audience doesn’t get lost or confused.
It’s also important to focus on what your audience might take an interest in and based on
that you can gage what direction you should take it. If you’re talking to a young group of kids
then, for example, you can discuss a topic that they enjoy like music of social media and have an
energetic mood. If you’re addressing older people, then you might want to discuss something
like politics with a more serious tone. My personal example would be with how to address my
greenway presentation. Since I’m addressing people my own age, I can talk about why they