How does knowing the interests of your audience beforehand affect how much background information you give them?

This essay will be a process essay, one in which you will give a step by step explanation of how to perform a specific task. Choose a skill that you have performed often or well, as this should make it easier for you to explain it to another person. Do not be afraid to use your imagination with this assignment, however. Describe anything from how to cook the world’s tastiest spare ribs to how to properly stretch your body before running a marathon. This topic or task should be something that you are interested in / enjoy doing. What that topic is is not as important as how you describe it to your audience.

You should to convey your interest in the subject as well as your expertise to your audience. Assume that this essay is actually an article in a journal or monthly how-to magazine. What magazine would it appear in? How does knowing the interests of your audience beforehand affect how much background information you give them? Make sure your essay is as interesting as it is informative. You may have the benefit of assuming your audience shares a common interest in your topic, but you must take the attention they give to your essay and maintain that interest through your rhetorical skill.