Project
New Attempt
Audience Analysis Project
Instructions
Choose one of the three speeches below. Then, after watching your selected
speech, respond to the assessment questions.
Assessment Questions:
What is the topic of the speech? How do you know?
What type of speech is this? How do you know?
What audience was the speaker targeting? How do you know?
Based on your audience analysis, answer the following for the
audience:
o Was the speech introduction effective? Why or why not? Be
specific. Explain your answer.
o Describe how the speaker engaged the audience. What
methods did the speaker use?
Estimated time to complete: 2 hours
References
Daily English Speech. (2019, April 18). Ellen DeGeneres' commencement
speech at Tulane University 2009 [Video]. YouTube.
https://youtu.be/NDkEVJPjzTM
Harvard Graduate School of Education (2016, May 25). Donovan Livingston's
Harvard Graduate School of Education student speech [Video]. YouTube.
https://youtu.be/9XGUpKITeJM
Harvard University. (2022, May 26). President Larry Bacow address | Harvard
commencement 2022 [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/s8flQ1-turQ
Rubric
Unit 1 Assessment - Audience Analysis Project