An auditory; an assembly of hearers. Also applied by authors to their readers.

All people, households, or organizations that read, view, or hear a particular marketing communication vehicle. Contributed by: MarcommWise Staff

Any party that receives information from the sender. Audience can be composed of an individual or a group. Audience must be considered when developing a strategy to segment and target a particular market. Audience is generally expressed in demographic, psychographic, and socieographic terms.

The person or persons for whom the writing is intended. A specific audience has considerable knowledge of the subject. A general (or diverse) audience consists of willing readers who are not experts on your topic.

"Audience" and "public" are used interchangeably. Both terms refer to the target group at which an item of communication is directed.

The group most likely to be interested in the subject matter of the book.

a highly structured group, with a fairly definite educational or recreational purpose

Population or target group viewing a television programme or an advertising campaign

The act of hearing; attention to sounds.

Admittance to a hearing; a formal interview, esp. with a sovereign or the head of a government, for conference or the transaction of business.

an opportunity to state your case and be heard; "they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost his audience"

Act of hearing persons who present themselves before them, performed by sovereigns or other authorities.

Plays an important part in the storyline. They seem to have forgotten that there is a world outside of the television studio as they practically live in the studio. BALLS - Slang for courage.

a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king"

an important part of every Slam - come even if you aren't going to compete

a prime importance in humor

Those who can view (but not modify) the contents of an argument, template, or other document.

The area of the theater where visitors sit to view a performance.

Members of the general public who come to view the performance

Public, second actor's ego is made up of those who witness the event through dramatic (emotional, intellectual) participation.

An audience is a formal meeting that takes place between a head of state and another person at the invitation of the head of state. Often the invitation follows a request for a meeting from the other person. Though sometimes used in republics to describe meetings with presidents, the term Audience is more usually associated with monarchs and popes.

An audience is a group of people who participate in an experience or encounter a work of art, literature, theatre, music or academics in any medium. Audience members participate in different ways in different kinds of art; some events invite overt audience participation (see pb theatre and dance company) and others allowing only modest clapping and criticism and reception.