Audience Diversity

I feel like the toughest part about this whole adapting to your audience section is going to be adapting to the diversity of the class or any situation. We live in a country where there is not one situation where everyone is from the same place, has the same life experiences, and may understand the same jokes and phrases. After reading the chapter I feel like making sure that no one person is offended or left not understanding is going to be difficult. Sometimes I feel like the more I read the book that more nervous I am getting about future speeches because the book is pointing out scenarios that I have never even thought of. Making sure that my speech relates to all people in the class in a way that keeps them interested definitely adds some pressure. For the most part when I get up in front of a class I am more concerned with just saying what I need to say so that I can sit down as soon as possible. Obviously this is not going to help my speeches get any better and if I can find a way to use the tips that are mentioned throughout the book in a way that doesn't make me more nervous then I should do well. Right now however I am feeling just slightly overwhelmed with all of this information. But I feel like noticing and adapting to the diversity in everyday situations is a helpful tip and something that I am going to try and work on throughout the duration of this class.