What cultural considerations do you need to take into account for your particular audience/topic?

Week 5 Discussion: The Cold War

Another smaller nation of your choice with instructor approval.For the initial post, address the following in relation to your selection:

Examine how Cold War policy by the main players affected the smaller nation.
Examine why democracy was not successful in that nation.
Describe the loss of personal liberties that were a result of democracy failing.
Has the nation’s political system changed since the Cold War? Explain.
Second discussion:

Week 5 Discussion: Grabbing and Maintaining Attention
For the initial post, address the following:

Why is knowing your audience an important part of capturing and maintaining their attention?
What cultural considerations do you need to take into account for your particular audience/topic?
How are you going to keep the audience’s attention throughout the speech?