Sunday, September 16, 2012
chapter 5 reading
I thought it was really interesting reading the story of how Michael Jordan messed up his persona with a bad speech! I never heard that story before. That is a great example of why audience analysis is so important. You can prepare for your speech all you want but if you dont take into account who your talking to then what you say when your presenting can turn out to be a huge flop. I thought it was very interesting that the book said that the speaker and audience are like partners. Its an interesting way to view it but a great way to put it also because no speaker no audience, no audience no speaker. It goes hand in hand. The book also said that what your speaking about has to apply to the audience and fit with their experience. I look at that as almost like having a conversation with someone, you wouldnt talk to your friend about something that offends them. Same concept works with audience, you want your audience to relate to you!
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I couldn't tell if it was intentional or not, but following your analysis of the Michael Jordan speech, your use of the phrase "...can turn out to be a huge flot," was really awesome and funny. I also liked your metaphor about how public speaking was like talking to a friend and how you wouldn't want to offend your friend during a casual conversation. What kind of friendship would that be? I don't necessarily think that every speaker needs to be friends with their audience, but it's a really good concept to bear in mind when you're in the pre-planning phase of your speech. If you come across as antagonistic or offensive, some people are going to tune you out and that's not productive for anyone.
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