{"id":1159,"date":"2011-07-07T12:06:51","date_gmt":"2011-07-07T10:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/warriorshepherd.com\/blog\/?p=1159"},"modified":"2011-07-07T01:17:10","modified_gmt":"2011-07-06T23:17:10","slug":"audience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/warriorshepherd.com\/blog\/audience\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog With Your Audience In Mind."},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the first in my series entitled, I really don’t know what I’m doing blogging, so most of this is just my opinion<\/em>.<\/p>\n

One thing I do as I write my blogs is to imagine my audience reading my blog post. Sometimes, I have a specific person in mind as I write a blog… I know that if it will be beneficial to them, it would probably be beneficial to others. Sometimes, I have a general “type” of person in mind… it helps me have the right tone and message.<\/p>\n

\"BlogPhoto Credit: Matthew<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Know Your Audience<\/h3>\n

Do you know who your audience is? Do you know who you are writing for? Take a look at the folks who have commented and read your blog in the past, and then write about what they need to hear.<\/p>\n

Focus Your Message<\/h3>\n

The more focused, the better. Knowing your audience and having someone in mind will help you clarify and focus your message.<\/p>\n

Blog\/Write\/Speak\/Teach With Your Audience In Mind<\/h3>\n

This doesn’t apply just to blogging. As I am writing teaching outlines, or speaking points, I am thinking about the person in the chair:<\/p>\n

– The girl on the front row, listening intently and taking good notes: what am I saying that will be beneficial to her?
\n– The guy on the back row, just trying to look cool, but who really needs to hear my message: how do I grab his attention and generate a change in his life?
\n– Or the one who already knows what I am saying, but just doesn’t have the opportunity or the ideas how to apply it: I am giving them the inspiration they need to get started?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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