Adapting To The Audience

The way I speak or write varies depending on the audience I am attempting to relate to in order to get my point of view across.  I tend to do a lot of speaking or writing for various audiences throughout my day, whether it be for my staff at work, my daughter's Girl Scout Troop or softball team, or, of course, school.  

When speaking with my staff at work, I tend to be more formal, I try to use examples and dialogue that they can comprehend. Like a coaching method, it may change depending on the specific staff member that I am addressing.  I try to keep it as simple as possible as if I am giving basic instructions. 

With my daughter's Girl Scout Troop or softball team, I have to keep in mind that I am addressing children that aren't more than ten years old.  While I do try to keep it at their level so that they can understand, I also like to encourage them to think outside the box.  I have been with these same girls since they were five years old.  I remember when I first met them, everything said or written for them was kept extremely simple, but as years have passed and they have gotten older and more educated, I have found the way I communicate with them as my audience has changed as well. 

For school, of course, I try to be as formal as possible, but I also want to be myself when writing.  I have always followed the PEE structure, however, I will admit that I did keep myself constricted to the five paragraphs.  That is a bad habit that I will need to break. 

In my first paragraph, I present my thesis, usually in one sentence.  Then, I briefly refer to all the points that I will be addressing to support my thesis, in order to give the reader a "heads-up" of what to expect. 

The body of my paper generally is at least one paragraph for point, explaining why it supports my thesis.  This is obviously something I need to improve upon. 

My final paragraph is the conclusion.  I recap my thesis statement and the points I made to support it.  I think I have always used this same structure with every audience and situation, as it is organized with an easy understandable flow which I think anyone can understand.