Audience Analysis

Please write your speech topic, specific purpose (what you want the audience to get out of your speech) and thesis (main idea) for your next speech in the spaces provided below.  Your specific purpose and thesis must be complete sentences.  You will then circulate this in class and each of your classmates will respond in depth to the questions below.  Additional paper will need to be stapled to this sheet so that everyone may respond adequately.

Topic:

Specific purpose:

Thesis:

What do you know about the above topic?  Are you likely to respond favorably or unfavorably to this speech topic?  What would the speaker have to do in his/her speech to achieve the above specific purpose?  Please be specific.  Is the thesis statement reasonable?  Explain.