Discuss the impact of context on both the speaker and audience. Provide specific examples of how context can affect the public speaking experience

What will be an ideal response?

Answer: Examples will vary, but context affects both the speaker’s and the audience’s cultural traditions and expectations. If the room is hot, crowded, or poorly lit, these conditions affect both speaker and audience. Also, a speaker who fought rush-hour traffic for 90 minutes to arrive at his or her destination may find it difficult to muster much enthusiasm for delivering the speech.