Audience theory

Upon first reading a description of BoJack Horseman, one might not be very interested in watching this animated dramedy. The idea of a middle-aged, washed out protagonist who is struggling to revive his former career is not particularly new or innovative. But what if it were set it in a sardonic world full of anthropomorphic animals? Created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg, BoJack is a horse that rose to fame in a fictional hit sitcom called “Horsin’ Around” in which he played the role of a bachelor…

Hardin knows that the audiences main concern are the people who will suffer if foreign aid is no longer given. He refers to the audience as “some kind-hearted liberals” who will argue that it is not the fault of the people who inhabit these countries (Hardin 3). They will wonder the following “How can we blame the poor people who…

The Book Festival. Their purpose was to help their audience “hone [their] own storytelling techniques and build… confidence [in] presenting [their] own tale in front of a crowd”. Although the workshop failed to meet the goals stated in the Fall for Books summary, it was still a successful performance because Foxworth and Robinson used the feedback loop to continuously monitor the audience’s response level in order to teach and engage the audience. Setting and Context The performance occurred…

Using this model, dramas are used to “engage audiences, introduce ideas, and empower people to make better-informed decisions” leading to social change. In the case of East Los High, the objective is to engage young Latinas in their late teens and early women through storytelling, to inform them about health issues related to sexual health and relationships and to encourage them to make healthier decisions. Another objective is to get the audience to discuss the show and to share the resources…

Taking a Strategic Approach to Audience Segmentation It seems like the farther we get into the Internet age the greater the options for audience segmentation. Audience segmentation is not only limited to on-site tag-based audiences anymore. In fact, have so many options now that it can be difficult to zero in on exactly which audience you are hoping to reach. With more options for audiences than ever, where do you even start? Options for creating audiences using Google Analytics data, which…

And yet, as the videos show my voice is clear and commanding. When I spoke to the audience I was speaking with lucidity and precision. Over the course of the class my voice only improved as I became more comfortable speaking. In high school I tended to stutter and mumble during presentations but this wasn’t the case here. I will conclude…

Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet” explores the universal themes of struggle and disillusionment which enables Hamlet to still be relatable today. Shakespeare highlights these themes through the characterization of Hamlet, who lives in a perpetual state of disillusionment as a result of the events that unfold. Hamlet’s struggle with his own moral code in contrast with his faith which he continues to question throughout the play adds to his disillusionment. Similarly, the character of Ophelia represents…

Shah’s sharing of actual stories and examples of real Afghan women and the ways that Westerners often misinterpret what is really going on makes the article more relatable to the audience it pertains to. For example, Shah’s tells of how Westerners often get the story wrong in saying, “Afghan women’s rights activists as well as activists outside Afghanistan known as intersectional feminists… often say that Western feminists have willfully…

When the time comes, it is of the utmost importance to have an effective and clear presentation that defies the general occurrence of “your audience will mentally check out of your next PowerPoint presentation after about 10 minutes” (Gallo, 2014, para. 1). So, the question is, what makes for an effective presentation and does different settings and audiences require a variance in the presentation design? Within this paper, a presentation done by David JP Phillips, from the Swedish firm,…

various forms of art have the capability to capture the emotion of an event and provide the audience with the ability to understand what the artist felt at that time. When creating art the artist is trying to provide the audience with a viewpoint in which they can transport themselves in their own mind and feel the emotion of that situation as if they were there. The goal of most artists is to get the audience to…