▁them ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁appropriate ▁level . ▁ ▁The ▁audience ▁is ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁end - user , ▁and ▁all ▁communic ations ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁target ed ▁towards ▁the ▁defined ▁audience . ▁ ▁Def ining ▁an ▁audience ▁requires ▁the ▁consideration ▁of ▁many ▁factors , ▁such ▁as ▁age , ▁culture ▁and ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁subject . ▁ ▁After ▁considering ▁all ▁the ▁known ▁factors , ▁a ▁profile ▁of ▁the ▁intended ▁audience ▁can ▁be ▁created , ▁allowing ▁writers ▁to ▁write ▁in ▁a ▁manner ▁that ▁is ▁understood ▁by ▁the ▁intended ▁audience . ▁ ▁Process ▁A udi ence ▁analysis ▁involves ▁gather ing ▁and ▁interpre ting ▁information ▁about ▁the ▁recip ients ▁of ▁or al , ▁written , ▁or ▁visual ▁communication . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁numerous ▁methods ▁that ▁a ▁technical ▁communic ator ▁can ▁use ▁to ▁conduct ▁the ▁analysis . ▁ ▁Because ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁comple ting ▁an ▁audience ▁analysis ▁can ▁be ▁over wh el ming , ▁using ▁a ▁multi - pr ong ed ▁approach ▁to ▁conduct ▁the ▁analysis ▁is ▁recommended ▁by ▁most ▁profess ors , ▁often ▁yield ing ▁improved ▁accuracy ▁and ▁efficiency . ▁ ▁Michael ▁Al bers ▁suggests ▁that ▁an ▁analysis ▁use ▁several ▁independent ▁guest of agu est ▁that ▁work ▁together , ▁such ▁as ▁reader ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁topic ▁and ▁reader ▁cogn itive ▁compreh ension . ▁ ▁Writ ers ▁can ▁also ▁use ▁conversation , ▁in - depth ▁inter views ▁or ▁focus ▁groups ▁to ▁help ▁them ▁to ▁complete ▁an ▁audience ▁analysis . ▁ ▁Con vers ation ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁qual itative ▁research ▁techniques ▁will ▁allow ▁the ▁communic ator