Part of delivering a successful speech is making sure all audience members, not just one demographic, engage with the topic. Paolina’s speech was one example of this. But what if the speaker is someone you wouldn’t typically associate with the topic? Consider how an audience analysis would help New Jersey senator Cory Booker (shown) connect with his mostly female audience at a breast cancer research fund-raising rally.

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