What is audience?

Audience is the group of people who watch or listen to something you create.

Imagine you're telling a story to your friends at recess. Your friends are your audience, they’re the ones hearing your words and reacting to them. Just like how you might change your voice or add more gestures when you see your little brother is listening, creators often think about their audience when making things like videos, songs, books, or even cartoons.

When you make something for others, you want them to enjoy it, just like you’d want your friends to laugh at your jokes. If you're drawing a picture for your class, you might draw big, colorful characters because that’s what kids your age like. That means you’re thinking about who your audience is.

Sometimes the audience changes too! A song made for kids might be played on the radio for adults to listen to, and they might still enjoy it even if it was made with kids in mind.