It might seem obvious that speakers should use audience analysis to avoid making offensive remarks, but even very experienced speakers sometimes forget this basic rule. Please share your thoughts? 

Do you agree that the act of public speaking is a shared activity that involves interaction between speaker and audience? Please share your thoughts?

Do you agree that audience analysis prevents you from delivering an incorrect or offensive message?

Audience analysis also takes into account what market researchers call psychographic information, which is more personal and more difficult to predict than demographics. Do you agree? 

Do you agree that diversity is a key dimension of audience membership and, therefore, of audience analysis. While the term “diversity” is often used to refer to racial and ethnic minorities, it is important to realize that audiences can be diverse in many other ways as well?