Question

Karyn was leading a meeting of the parent-teacher group at the local elementary school. As her first item on the agenda, she described the position of homeroom mother and asked people to sign up after the meeting. One of the dads in the room raised his hand and said, "I’d love to do it, but is there any way we could change the name?"
Which of the following factors of audience analysis did Karyn fail to take into consideration?

A. gender
B. occupation
C. age
D. education
E. political party

Answer 1

Answer:

A). Gender.

Explanation:

Audience analysis is demonstrated as the process that is associated with identification of the audience and accommodating the speech according to the beliefs, attitudes, or understanding level of the audience.

As per the given details, the factor that Karyn failed to consider while analyzing the audience is 'gender' as she failed to identify the fact that the audience comprises of both the male and female audience. Thus, she could not consider their interests separately so that each group could participate and volunteer with equal enthusiasm and fun. The interest displayed by one of the dads('for changing the name') imply that the name must have been common or neutral instead of being feminine. Thus, the gender aspect somehow got ignored while adapting the speech according to the audience. Thus, option A is the correct answer.