What questions should you ask about the audience and
situation before writing your persuasive speech?
What will be an ideal response?
What are the attitudes, beliefs, values, and traits of my audience? What topics
might the audience be concerned with or find controversial? What do they potentially
know about those topics, or what might be their views on them? Why is the audience here?
What are the event details (location, time, etc.)? What are the audience's expectations
because of the occasion? Are there external factors related to the situation that might
influence my audience or suggest a controversial topic? How do any of these factors
influence the type of persuasive speech I might give? How do any of these factors influence
who my target audience is?
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Breana went to a meeting in which several doctors gave prepared speeches on the use of herbal medicines, followed by a question and answer session. What format is this?
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