Question

3 - mind your audience

learning objective: explain how the complexity and relevance of a speech impact the audience.

tim is a software engineer giving a speech to the sales team at his company. he is speaking about improvements to the manufacturing process using software optimization.

what is the problem with tims speech?

a.) the information on software optimization is not up to date.
b.) it has no data on what competitors have done in the area of software optimization.
c.) the audience will need detailed explanations of technical terms.
d.) it is not relevant to what the audience needs to know.

Explanation:

Analyze the audience and topic

Tim (a software engineer) is speaking to a sales team about software optimization in manufacturing. A sales team focuses on selling products, client relations, and market value, rather than the technical intricacies of software optimization or manufacturing processes.

Evaluate the learning objective

The learning objective is to "Explain how the complexity and relevance of a speech impact the audience." The topic of software optimization in manufacturing lacks direct relevance to what a sales audience needs to know to perform their jobs.

Determine the correct option

Option (d) directly addresses this mismatch by stating that the speech is not relevant to what the audience needs to know.

Answer:

• a.) The information on software optimization is not up to date.
• b.) It has no data on what competitors have done in the area of software optimization.
• c.) The audience will need detailed explanations of technical terms.
• d.) It is not relevant to what the audience needs to know. (Correct answer)