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Know Your Audience
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ESCRIPTION This activity is designed to improve the confidence of
those who have to talk to groups.
OBJECTIVES By the end of this activity, participants will:
• Be aware of the advantages of prior knowledge of
the size and composition of an audience.
• Have “experienced” the need for appropriate
approaches, style of language, and levels of
formality.
PARTICIPANTS • 4 to 20 participants
• Appropriate for anyone who has to speak to groups
TIME 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours
RESOURCES • Enough space and seating for the group to work
together and for up to five subgroups to be able to
work independently ...