race

Examples of race in the following topics:

• Culture, Ethnicity, and Race

  • As society becomes more diverse, the speaker will find it useful to learn more about the cultures, races and ethnic groups in each audience.
  • Before considering the role of culture, race and ethnicity in audience analysis it is useful to distinguish among the terms.
  • Ethnicity, while related to race, refers not to physical characteristics but to social traits that are shared by a human population.
  • race is the primary determinant of human capacities (prejudice or bias)
  • a certain race is inherently superior or inferior to others (prejudice or bias)

• Context of Culture and Gender

  • The same applies to both race and culture, respectively.
  • Race refers to groups of people who are distinguished by shared physical characteristics, such as skin color and hair type.
  • People of the same race may not share the same culture; similarly, a culture isn't necessarily comprised of people of the same race.
  • We may have presumptive judgments or opinions about those cultures and races that differ from our own, which are often the result of our own upbringing.

• What to Look For

  • Analyze the audience to find the mix of ages, genders, sexual orientations, educational levels, religions, cultures, ethnicities, and races.

• Audience

  • Culture/Race: While these are two separate demographics, one informs the other and vice versa.
  • Race and culture can influence everything from colloquialisms to which hand gestures may or may not be appropriate as you deliver your speech.
  • Occupation/Education: Just as age, culture, race, and gender factor into your audience's ability to relate to you as speaker, so may occupation and education.

• Culture

  • Culture certainly includes race, nationality, and ethnicity, but it goes beyond those identity markers as well.
  • The following are various aspects of our individual identity that we use to create membership in a shared cultural identity: race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, and class.

• Sample Persuasive Speech

  • Eisenhower attempted to sway his audience by describing what was at stake--exorbitant spending, wasted worker talent, unsafe borders--if the United States pursued an arms race.
  • President Eisenhower attempted to change prevailing attitudes on the cost of an arms race in his speech "Chance for Peace

• Supporting Your Ideas

  • Persuade your audience by sharing compelling examples of how civil rights have been violated across many groups: gender, race, religion.

• Feeling Anxiety Is Normal

  • Your heart might race or you may feel short of breath.

• Situational Anxiety

  • According to a Harvard Mental Health Letter, "Anxiety usually has physical symptoms that may include a racing heart, a dry mouth, a shaky voice, blushing, trembling, sweating, and nausea" (Beyond Shyness).

• Overall Psychology of Your Audience: Values, Beliefs, Attitudes, and Needs

  • The demographics of the audience gives the speaker one type of picture based on variables such as age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, culture, race, and ethnicity; however, there is another equally important picture based on the overall psychological make-up of the audience, or the psychographics of the audience.