Analyze Your Audience


It's more than just observing the audience. We also make a self assessment of how we relate to our listeners.

Demographics How does one relate to the audience in terms of social groupings such as age, sex, religion, family status, sexual orientation, educational level and socio-economic class?
Psychographics How does one relate to the audience based on ideology, values, beliefs and attitudes?
Credibility How does the audience perceive your competence & confidence, character and goodwill?
Public Opinion Polls How do the views of the audience compare to national surveys on a variety of social and political topics?
Journals in Public Opinion Use journals in the field of public opinion research to learn more about polling methodology.
The Archive Check out resources for historic examples of how speakers analyzed their audience and adapted their speeches.


As you use this page, check out
Interactive Exercise Interactive Exercises
Draw a Demographic Profile of Your Audience
Draw a Psychographic Profile of Your Audience

Credibility Self Assessment


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