An effective listener identifies the intended audience of an oral presentation by analyzing contextual clues, direct forms of address, and specific vocabulary. Match each oral presentation excerpt on the left with its most appropriate target audience on the right. Which target audience corresponds to each presentation excerpt?
- Welcome, new laboratory technicians. Before handling hazardous chemical reagents, please ensure your protective goggles and nitrile gloves are properly fitted.Laboratory personnel undergoing workplace safety orientation
- Dear municipal council members and local urban planners, we urge you to allocate municipal funds toward expanding protected bicycle lanes downtown.Local government officials and city transportation policymakers
- Attention all fourth-grade students, please gather your sketchbooks and colored pencils as we begin our guided tour of the botanical garden.Primary school students participating in an educational field trip
Answer
The excerpt addressing laboratory technicians matches laboratory personnel undergoing safety orientation; the excerpt addressing council members and planners matches local government officials and policymakers; and the excerpt addressing fourth-grade students matches primary school students on a field trip.
Each presentation excerpt contains explicit vocatives and contextual cues defining the listeners: laboratory safety protocols address laboratory personnel, municipal funding proposals address council members and planners, and field trip instructions address fourth-grade elementary students.
Step-by-Step Solution
Key Concept
Determining Speaker Purpose and Audience
Estimated Time:1m 0s