Audience and Genre

Audience and genre are connected in that you must know your audience in determining the genre to write. The article talks about three specific audiences, all of which would use a different genre in presenting information. Known audiences are those that the writer know personally and would understand what the writer was trying to present without having to go into great detail. Multiple audiences are those where the message could be presented to intended audiences as well as unknown audiences. Business memos and proposals were example given in the text. Unknown audiences are those which the writer might not know their specific knowledge of information relating to the topic discussed. In all instances, the genre of the message should match the intended audience's knowledge of subject matter.