Question

Once you know what your general purpose is, it is time to choose a broad topic. Your professor argues that is important to choose your topic based on your interests and to leave the audience out of the equation at this point. Why not conduct your audience analysis and talk about whatever your audience wants to hear about? explain your answer detail. ​

Answer 1

It is important to choose a topic based on your interests in order to ensure that you have the motivation and passion to create an effective and engaging piece of work. Conducting audience analysis is also important, however it should not be done until after you have chosen a broad topic. If you begin by focusing on the wants and needs of your audience, you may lose sight of the purpose of your assignment and create something that fails to accurately reflect your voice or interests.