committee, how would you state your objective? What would you want
the committee to do as a result of reading your report and listening to
your presentation?
What did you decide? How did you state your objective?
Here’s what Brad wrote:
To accept my recommendation without further analysis.
Note that Brad didn’t focus on passive objectives such as being understood,
thanked, or respected. He went for action.
Analyze Your Audience
You’re now ready to analyze your audience by considering their personalities
and by using the Formality Index. You might want to turn back
to Chapter One and review the personality models (page 7) and the Formality
Index (page 12) in order to complete the next step.
Identify the Personality Mix
Recognizing which personality or personalities you’re trying to reach
allows you to understand your target readers’ needs and interests and
to focus on vocabulary that’s likely to satisfy them.
EXERCISE 26: Analyze Personality
Consider members of a senior executive committee. You can’t know these
individuals, of course, but for the purpose of this exercise, speculate on
the kinds of people you would expect to comprise Brad’s audience.
What do you think? What personality mix would you expect to find
in the members of this midsize manufacturing company’s senior executive
committee?
If you said every personality type, you’re probably right. That’s almost
always what you find in a mixed group. Remember, when you determine
that your audience includes all personality types, start by addressing the
Producers and then include everyone else.
Brad said, “In thinking about personality, most of the senior executives
are pretty aggressive and technical in orientation—they’re Producers
and Data Collectors. But there are others on the committee who
committee, how would you state your objective? What would you want
the committee to do as a result of reading your report and listening to
your presentation?
What did you decide? How did you state your objective?
Here’s what Brad wrote:
To accept my recommendation without further analysis.
Note that Brad didn’t focus on passive objectives such as being understood,
thanked, or respected. He went for action.
Analyze Your Audience
You’re now ready to analyze your audience by considering their personalities
and by using the Formality Index. You might want to turn back
to Chapter One and review the personality models (page 7) and the Formality
Index (page 12) in order to complete the next step.
Identify the Personality Mix
Recognizing which personality or personalities you’re trying to reach
allows you to understand your target readers’ needs and interests and
to focus on vocabulary that’s likely to satisfy them.
EXERCISE 26: Analyze Personality
Consider members of a senior executive committee. You can’t know these
individuals, of course, but for the purpose of this exercise, speculate on
the kinds of people you would expect to comprise Brad’s audience.
What do you think? What personality mix would you expect to find
in the members of this midsize manufacturing company’s senior executive
committee?
If you said every personality type, you’re probably right. That’s almost
always what you find in a mixed group. Remember, when you determine
that your audience includes all personality types, start by addressing the
Producers and then include everyone else.
Brad said, “In thinking about personality, most of the senior executives
are pretty aggressive and technical in orientation—they’re Producers
and Data Collectors. But there are others on the committee who
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