07 Jan Think about a presentation

Week 2 discussion

Discussion Prompt 1:

As a writer, knowing your audience is very important. For your final research paper, you are writing a paper that provides an unbiased presentation of two sides of a controversial topic. As such, you can assume the following about your audience:

Your audience may not be highly educated on the chosen topic

Your audience may not have an opinion on the chosen topic

Remind your classmates of the topic you have chosen.

Discuss what types of background information you will need to include in your paper to help ensure your audience fully understandings the underlying problem.

Discuss what types of people might be interested in learning more about your chosen debate.

Explain why it is important to educate your audience on your topic.

In addition to your main response, you must also post substantive responses to at least two of your classmates’ posts in this thread. Your response should include elements such as follow up questions, further exploration of topics from the initial post, or requests for further clarification or explanation on some points made by the classmates.

Discussion Prompt 2:

To be an effective writer, it is extremely important to understand not just the purpose behind your writing project but also the audience that you are addressing.

For this writing log, you need to accomplish the following tasks:

Think about a presentation that you could give on your research paper topic.

Describe your topic and your purpose behind your presentation.

Identify three different audience types who might be interested in the topic.

Explain the differences between how you will approach your different audiences based on their knowledge base and their preexisting viewpoint on the topic.

For example, if you were writing about “online education versus traditional on-ground education,” you could give a presentation about why online education has more benefits for returning learners than on-ground education does. Three audiences who might be interested in this topic are administrators at a traditional college considering opening an online component, potential returning students deciding whether to apply for a ground or online program, and students already enrolled in an online program. While each group has an interest in the topic, the presentation should shift according to the audiences’ interests, background knowledge on the topic, and point of view. You should explain which approaches are needed and what different points you might focus on for each audience.