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What it means to ‘know your audience’ when communicating about science

  • Written by John C. Besley, Ellis N. Brandt Professor of Public Relations, Michigan State University
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Communication experts love to tell people to know their audience, but it is not always clear what they’re meant to know.

Knowing someone’s age, education and gender is nice. So too is knowing context about economic, educational, cultural and...

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