Imagine you are a high school student addressing the local school board about the need for open campus lunch. What type of situational analysis should you conduct? How would this affect your speech preparation?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: The chosen situational analysis will vary, but should include one of the following: time, location, size of audience, or occasion. Performing a situational analysis helps a speaker anticipate factors that will affect his or speech. The speaker will also be able to anticipate questions or reactions the audience may have to his or her topic. The speaker can then use the information provided by the analysis as the basis of crafting a more effective message.

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