Knowing your Audience & Dealing with Logistics in Public Speaking

1. Knowing Your Audience
&
Dealing With Logistics
1By: Bishara Adam

2. 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?

3. Evaluating An Audience
Size
Demographics
Beliefs and values

4. Knowing Your Audience
Have Short Attention Span
Easily Distracted

5. Understand Audience Memory
Time
Amount of Speech
Remembered
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+
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6. Memory Game
Ben
Charlie
Aisha
Katheryn
John
Yala
Ahmed
HAWWA
MADONA
PRIYANKA
DHEEPAK
KUMAR
YOOLY
ANJELINA

7. Being Adaptable
Keep speech focused
Divide speech into compact segments
Analyze audience carefully
Adapt to situation

8. 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

9. Dealing with Logistics
Several 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"!)

10. 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?

11. 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