Here are some questions to ask yourself about your audience:
- Is the subject controversial, familiar, or new to this audience?
- Who are they and what is their relationship to your topic?
- How well informed are they about the subject? What do they need to know about it?
- What do they expect from the event? From your presentation?
- Are they accustomed to a certain type of presentation?
- What do they know about you? What more do they need to know? How do they feel about you?
- Why are they present? Are they there by choice or by requirement?
- Are they likely to be enthusiastic? Polite? Apathetic? Hostile?
- Are there any other obstacles, history, or expectations that you need to take into account?
Tim
