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5 - Know Your Audience

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 May 2023

Laura Wagner
Affiliation:
Ohio State University
Cecile McKee
Affiliation:
University of Arizona
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Chapter 5 opens by asking readers to consider the audience in an informal learning venue. What might those people want from the demonstration that a reader is developing, and what might be most appealing about it? The ideal conversation considers both where the expert, regardless of level, is coming from and where the audience, regardless of goals, is coming from. Brief description of goals that such audiences might have refers to a study of science center visitors. The study identified people looking to feed their general curiosity, people looking to learn about a specific topic, people helping others learn (such as parents or teachers), and people looking for new and fun experiences. Readers are encouraged to look for and embrace these and other differences in whatever public they interact with, which differences can reflect types of venues and local populations. Discussion of two demonstrations exemplifies these points. One demonstration is on the linguistic elements in dinosaur names, and the other is on stressed syllables in Spanish. The chapter also tackles exclusion, as when a museum is unaffordable or signage is monolingual.

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Print publication year: 2023

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  • Know Your Audience
  • Laura Wagner, Ohio State University, Cecile McKee, University of Arizona
  • Book: How to Talk Language Science with Everybody
  • Online publication: 17 May 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108894227.006
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  • Know Your Audience
  • Laura Wagner, Ohio State University, Cecile McKee, University of Arizona
  • Book: How to Talk Language Science with Everybody
  • Online publication: 17 May 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108894227.006
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  • Know Your Audience
  • Laura Wagner, Ohio State University, Cecile McKee, University of Arizona
  • Book: How to Talk Language Science with Everybody
  • Online publication: 17 May 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108894227.006
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