Day of Infamy Speech by FDR

World War II has always interested me. It was fascinating listening to FDR ask Congress to declare war on the Empire of Japan.

FDR's voice was strong and steady in the deliveration of the speech. The longer the speech ran, the stronger his emotion could be heard. By the middle of the speech, as he was speaking of all the places Japan had attacked, you could sense the emotion of disgust in FDR's voice.

This was a very powerful speech. FDR addressed Japan's deception of peace towards the United States. He declared they gave us a false hope of peace while fully intending to attack Pearl Harbor. He began to speak with more intensity as he stated that America will rise to victory. At this point in the speech, the emotions of Congress were high. They erupted into lengthy applause. After the applause dies down, FDR's voice returned to a softer tone. This allowed him to build momentum as he pressed towards the end of the speech. The culmination of the speech was the asking of Congress to declare a state of war with Japan. His words were short, firm, loud and full of emotion. The words were met again with lengthy applause.

The speech was given at a time of intense emotion for the United States. FDR was able to take his emotion, reign it in with clarity, and inspire a country.

It would have been great to have seen FDR deliver the speech.

Will Sexton

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9uCGxk-v-Mc

Steve Jobs Speech

http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=lSiQA6KKyJo&feature=related

In this speech, you can notice that Steve Jobs was really recognized by the public at that event. It was really important, because he was more close to that audience. So, he talked things that for another public it could not work as well it worked.
In the beginning of the speech, the speaker breaks the ice when he says: “Hi, I’m Steve Jobs”. It is an ice breaker because the audience was there to watch his speech. It worked, because people laughed.
During all the speech, Steve Jobs made comparisons between IBM and other companies. He always pointed that IBM made mistakes and that it was making a mistake with Apple also. He showed that all the wrong decisions that IBM made, the other company enjoyed it to make right decisions. The same was happening with the dispute with Apple.
To make the presentation of the advertising, Steve Jobs made a good comparison. The year was 1983. He goes in advance and talks about previsions about 1984. He means that IBM was in the hand of Apple and wants to combine forces to dominate the industry of personal computers. To finish his thought, he mentions the George Orwell’s book 1984. He compared IBM to a company that wants to control the loves of all people. After this emotional appeal, he shows the advertising.
This speech was successfully because Steve Jobs was familiar with the audience and had already a lot of credibility through that specific public. So, he did not need to show why he deserved to be listened. But more than that, he made a really successfully speech, using many strategies that were efficient, like his ice breaking at the introduction, the comparison with IBM, the emotional appeal and he did not change the type of his speech at any time, always focusing in the IBM.

Colbert

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa-4E8ZDj9s

Stephen's Colbert Speech at the White House Correspondent's Dinner

The Colbert Report is a show that appears weekly on Comedy Central. The host, Stephen Colbert, has built his act upon satire on current events that are in the world today.

In this speech he talks at the President's Correspondent's Dinner. He cracks a bunch of jokes that also assault how George W Bush runs the country but in a funny manor. It takes quite a bit of talent to use jokes in a speech. At one point, he messes up his set, or series of jokes and goes backward to recover his train of thought while keeping his composure.

All in all, I really enjoyed this speech due to the humor. He picked good jokes that his audience would like and understand. So, Ienjoyed this speech in its entirety.

Well Played, Sir

The most astounding aspect of this speech (other than that he actually went through with it) is Colbert's composure. He's essentially walking into a room and insulting the President to his face, and he never once flops a sweat. In front of the press, no less, and he slags on them for good measure.

This speech is a testimony to composure and structure. Sure, it's sardonic and snarky from the beginning, but as it wears on it grits its teeth. The beginning really comes off as nothing but good-natured ribbing with everybody comfortably laughing, and ever so slowly Colbert starts circling in on his targets, taking aim. By the end of the second part, Colbert’s laying waste to everyone around him. The beauty of the speech though is that Colbert laid the groundwork that allowed him to truly speak his mind. If he had come out unapologetically wailing from the beginning, it would have been a lot easier to just cut his mike. He earned his burns, and let that be a lesson to us all in patience and precision when giving a speech.

Extra Credit Blog

I have chosen to write about the speech that was given by Stephen Colbert from Comedy Central at the 2006 White House Correspondant's Dinner. ALthough the speech last for almost 30 minutes, it's quite entertaining. Pres. Bush was in attendance, which makes the speech much more interesting because of Colbert's comedy throughout.
I found the speech to be very funny because of Colbert's use of irony and sarcasm. He also uses repetition, especially in the beginning, to make his points come across. Additionally, he involves his audience, often turning to the President to address him directly. His speed of delivery is also pleasing to listen to.
However, Colbert's speech is also flawed. At points there are long pauses, I think meant to create comedic timing, but they end up being slightly awkward. He also shows a video clip during his speech, meant to mock press conferences. The most apparent problem is that it's not very funny, and also drags on for too long.
It's very interesting to me that they would choose Colbert to speak at this dinner because of his political jokes that often attack the decisions of government officials. It does make sense though, considering his audience includes members of the press who represent all sides of the political spectrum . However, some of this jokes that attack the President, the war in Iraq, and other poltical issues to not recieve much positive response. Laughter can be heard throughout, and the jokes that get the most laughs are the ones that address broader issues. His rhetoric might be enjoyable to some, but to the president, his comments might have been offensive, revealing Colbert's bravery to do so.

What A Way To Go Out: Extra Credit Blog

First of all, I apologize for the big yellow line in the clip - I feel the speech is worth the annoyance.

This speech is at a Harvard Graduation and begins with an amazing attention getter. Will Ferrell is introduced by two student government members and then there is extremely energetic music and a brief dance by Ferrell which creates the perfect mood for his speech.

The beginning of his speech is spent joking around about which speech he should actually be presenting at - this is important because he was hired to speak at this event to provide a humerous ending to 4 years of hard work.

This section of the speech (this is part 1 of 5) is actually just the introduction to the rest of the speech so I will evaluate it only on its merits as an introduction. He does a great job of keeping eye contact with the audience and using a variety of voice tones in order to keep the speech entertaining. He gives us an idea of what will be talked about throughout the rest of the speech when he says he will 'give it to us straight'.

He concludes his introduction with yet another joke which smoothly transitions the speech into it's body while maintaining the humor that is required from a comedian speaking at a graduation. This speech also shows how perfectly calm and natural will ferrell is while performing in front of an audience. Unlike my last post (Professional Nerds) this speaker is well rehearsed and very calm.

One last bit of praise....In this speech Ferrell does a great job of using body movement and hand gestures to further keep the audience engaged. This was a very fun speech to watch!

KRS Speaks

Krs One is a rapper who started many years before me and was the beginning of what we know of rap today. But when he was rapping it meant something and the lyrics spoke to people about what was happening in the world and how they should try to make a change in the world. In this speech he talks to kids about what words really mean and how music can change things for better or for worse. He tries to teach them about how they can use their talents to spread a message and help people understand how they should be living and how people should be helping each other. He speak to kids on their level to try to reach them. He is a very emotional speaker and truly means what he is saying.

Extra Credit Blog

This video is of Oprah Winfrey giving a speech at the University of California in Los Angeles. In this speech, she endorses Obama and discusses why she is not voting based on race, age, or gender.



Obviously, Oprah has a gift for speaking, because she does so everyday on her show. Her speech about Obama, however, is much different than the way she usually speaks. Oprah maintains a good, slow pattern of speech throughout her speech and is sure to pronunciate her words. Often times, in this speech, she will repeat herself for emphasis, and this is especially effective.

The first thing I noticed while watching this video, is that the audience is in a circle around Oprah. If you think it is hard to maintain eyecontact during a speech in class, imagine having people all around you. Oprah does an excellent job of maintaining eye contact. She obviously has a set of notes because she refers back to them in order to quote someone, but she does not rely on them heavily. Many times in her speech, she turns completely around so she can see the whole audience.

The second thing that struck me about this speech, is that Oprah did an excellent job of identifying her audience. From what I saw, most of the audience was female, African American, or both. Oprah appeals highly to this demographic and she uses this speech as an opportunity to discuss why she is voting for Obama. She says it is not because she is African American and that she is not a traitor for not voting for a woman; she simply fallows what she knows to be true.

I think this was an excellent speech and I would expect nothing less from Oprah. I'm glad Oprah used her time at UCLA to discuss these topics so well.

Bill Gates speaks at Harvard

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AP5VIhbJwFs

This speech is by Bill Gates at a Harvard convention. Harvard gave him a degree after his success thirty years after he had dropped out of the pretigous university.

In this speech, Bill Gates definitely knows his audience. He is constantly interacting with the audience with jokes as attention getters in the beginning [1:05-3:00]. The audience responds by laughter as a form of feedback. He also seems calm and collect while giving his speech. He never uses any forms of hesitation like "uhs" or ums." He just seems to be relaxed. His deliver of the speech flows well. He delivers the speech at a steady pace. He also remain a connection with the audience through his constant eye contact throughout the entire speech. I like how he uses examples of buildings names such as the dorm hall he stayed to show that he on the same level as every other alumni in the building.

I believe that this speech is well presented by one of the richest men in the world. His deliver of the speech made the speech go very well on his part. The only thing that I would criticize about this speech is the fact that it sounded like he kind of reading the words off the paper instead of directly coming from him. Overall, the speech was well presented and effective.

An Abrupt Ending

The speech I chose was an old Bill Clinton speech, mainly because I think Bill Clinton is getting slightly annoying. Hence, I picked this speech because he talks about a topic that is important to me, which is education, and because he ends his speech with my favorite ending, "I did not have sexual relations with that woman!"

The speech itself was a typical informative speech with a typical layout. While his introduction lacked an attention grabber, (I got bored and microwaved some food during it), I was then captivated again when he spoke of his plans in the education system.

The other thing that I noticed in his speech was his tendency to name drop, which he did at least three or four times throughout his six minute speech. I also noticed his repetition of the word "American," to appeal to the general audience. I lost count after twelve.

Clinton also mentions his wife, Hilary, which I find ironic, since she is now running for office.

Either way, Clinton had a general good layout for his informative speech. What wasn't good about his speech, was his conclusion. He could have ended his speech on an optimistic note, however, he chooses to end abruptly with a shout out to Monica Lewinsky, "I didn't have sexual relations with that woman!"

His half-attempted denial was eventually debunked after this speech, but I still find his conclusion hilarious.

The Science of Assisted Reproduction

I thought that because we spent this week talking about how to correctly use powerpoint, it would be most beneficial to discuss a speech with powerpoint. The science of assisted reproduction is not a topic that specifically interests me, however, this is a good example of a speech that is enhanced by powerpoint. This speech, titled, "Babies by Design, Redefining Humans", was given by Dr. Edward McCabe, the co-founder of UCLA's Center of Society and Genetics. I believe it is fairly recent, because it was posted by UCLA on March 31st.
Dr. McCabe begins his speech with an excellent preview that clearly outlines what he intends to speak about. He chooses words that are exciting and interesting to lighten up a subject that could be considered boring. Dr. McCabe gives an informative speech about assisted reporduction technology and while he does use quite a few statistics, they are not overwhelming and remain effective. Throughout the speech, Dr. McCabe maintains a good extemporaneous delivery and good eye contact, despite the fact that he uses his notes. He also speaks very slowly & clearly. This is very effective because scientific, long words can become repetitive meaningless. Dr. McCabe is also very sure to cite the sources of his statistics and borrowed information.
The powerpoint that went along with his speech was very effective and the speech would have lacked something without it. Dr. McCabe made sure to use interesting pictures and diagrams (definitely not ClipArt) throughout the powerpoint. The diagrams were easy to read and understand. While most of the slides contained a minimal amount of words, a few attempted to pack the entire slide with information (and we know that's not good!). The only critique I have of the powerpoint presentation is that Dr. McCabe chose to use a purple background with black lettering. I think different colors would have been more effective.
Overall I think this speech was very successful. I easily understood the concepts, despite that I am not a scientist. Dr. McCabe showed how to use powerpoint to its full potential.

Andre Aggasi's speech at Steffi's Hall of Fame induction

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob_eU-J99HU

Andre Agassi was a great tennis player. He married also a tennis player, Stefi Graf. At this speech, Agassi introduces his wife to the Hall of Fame.
This speech is a good example of an emotional speech. Agassi prepared his speech for his wife, so he just says sweet things about her. It is a good way to make a speech because he did not make a speech that he does not care about. He really likes the subject (Stefi). In this way, he made his speech taking emotional memories to remember the time that they spent together.
In the beginning of the speech, Agassi started introducing the subject. He makes a briefly summary that he will speak about his wife. It works for this speech because it was an emotional speech. But it is a cliché. He would have a better recognition if he started his speech in a different way, not saying that he cannot find words to describe his wife.
The speech has many personal examples, which are common for personal speeches. He was successfully doing it because he explained their personal experience. It provided to the audience a little of their experience as a couple. Agassi was successfully doing it because it is a characteristic for emotional speeches.
One of Agassi’s problems was that he did not look straight to the audience. He tried to avoid looking to the audience, one time looking to the paper, other time looking to Stefi. But in a general way, the speech was a great presentation, showing that the speaker was prepared to make a speech.

Professional Nerds

This presentation was given at a convention to unveil the new Dungeons and Dragons version. The speakers use jargon that is germaine to the auidience so the fact that the average listener would not understand most of their dialogue is not out of place, however, this presentation is very flawed in many many other ways.

To begin with the speaker who is standing next to the podium wearing the blue shirt continues to rock back and forth throughout much of the presentation - this is distracting and takes away from the visual aid behind the two. Furthermore, both speakers stumble over their words at times and appear very unprepared. At 4:27 the speaker behind the podium even says "What am I missing? What am I missing?". The best and most painful example of this occurs at the end of the speech when the speaker in blue exclaims "Thank you!" as though the presentation is over and after an awkward three second pause the speaker in the red shirt goes on to tell the audience the last bit of information.

I chose this presentation because it shows how a poorly made visual aid can make a presentation look even less professional. These two gentlemen are obviously not professional speakers, however, had they used a very engaging and quality visual aid this presentation could have excited the eager crowd. Remember this crowd is composed of people who have been counting the hours until the new version is released and at no point is there any sort of exuberance or excitement displayed from the crowd.

The visual aid used throughout this travesty of a presentation is awful. When the '4 parts of 4th Edition' are revealed it is literally impossible to read the slide. For that matter, every slide in the presentation is difficult to read, the presenters failed to account for the poor projection capability of the room they would be using and left the audience with blurry, small text which made the visual aid a waste of space and energy. Note the awful slide composition at 1:06, there is far too much dead space and the text is unreadable.

This presentation was absolutely terrible, I hope the product these two represent can speak for itself.

Race In America

I know I'm not going to win any creativity points for this one, but it's an important speech and a well-delivered one.





This speech walks right into a topic typically ignored, race, and deals with it openly and honestly. For that alone it should be commended, but that is hardly its greatest quality. For starters, it assumes a level of audience intelligence that political speeches almost never exhibit. The issue is complex and Obama takes a very nuanced stand, but he never belittles the audience by oversimplifying. The assumption that his audience is smart enough to understand his speech is inspiring in that it gives the audience the impression that if we can understand the speech and others can as well, then maybe we are smart enough finally to work through our country's racial issues.

None of that would matter if the speech wasn't rooted entirely in the grave reality of American history. Obama confronts our troubled past on both sides head on, and asks all of us to transcend it. And that's remarkable.

Hitler

No matter how much I want to deny the fact, Hitler was one of the greatest motivational speakers in all of history. This speech was given in Germany during WWII.

He knows exactly what his crowd wants and he plays to that through the whole speech. Hitler also uses the fears of the audience to unite them towards a common goal. Though the movements that he does is very limited, each one evokes the audience to cheer and support his cause. He also pauses to allow for clapping and cheering which is a skill in itself.

He was a great leader and great speaker, if his views weren't as twisted he could have become one of the greatest orators of all time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KgJQUXr2Ws

rocky bolboa movie

Very inspiring, rocky left his family during his retiriment, but now he's gonna have one more match "a special event" his son is a successful worker by that time and is angry that everyone is talking about an old man (his father) fighting the worlds best boxer. He gave this speech before the fight.



He definately uses ETHOS, being a boxer, he compares life to boxing. "it aint about how hard you can hit, its about how hard you can take AND keep moving forward". His hand gestures and facial expressions show his sincerity, then he goes on about how much he loves his son and admits to not being there enough which is a great method for emotional appeal (pathos). Its a great father to son speech, being the father and a successful fighter(somone who doesnt give up easily) establishes enough credability for the speech to be effactive.

Rare video JFK 1960 Speech at the Houston Ministers

As the Democratic Presidential candidate, JFK speaks before the House of Ministers. In this election, there has been grave concern that the Pope would be influencing American politics if JFK, a Catholic, were elected. Kennedy very matter-of-factly responds to this concern. He answers that the presidential race has more critical issues to address other than religion:

-Communism
-Hungry children
-the poor
-American farmers
-Slums
-Race to the moon

He emphatically states that he believes in absolute separation of church and state. That no religious body should seek to impose its will over the US. He never mentions the Pope directly, but does state that he is Catholic and eludes to the issue of the Pope seeking his will over the political direction of the US.

The speech is very typical of other JFK speeches I have heard. His tone of voice is somewhat monotone. His accent is heavy, but he speaks slowly enough that he is easily understood. He makes good eye contact with the audience, although he appears to be reading his speech. It is always somewhat difficult to determine the intensity of the speech...there are no hand gestures, no deliberate voice inflections, and no emphatic pauses.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2Jr03ADQmk

Bill Gates Speech at Harvard

Bill Gates makes a very heartfelt speech to a graduating class at Harvard University. Although he does read the vast majority of the speech, he makes eye contact frequently and the tone of his voice expresses deep concern for the issue his presents.

The speech is marked throughout the beginning with humor as he shares personal stories about his life at Harvard and his mother's disappointment when he left before graduation. Then the speech takes a serious turn as he begins to speak about the inequalities in the world. As he moves through the speech, he challenges the graduates:

-On where to spend their money
-On how to do the most good for the most amount of people with the resources they have
-On how to turn caring into action
-On using the technology at their fingertips to solve the inequalities of today

Bil Gates speaks specifically about the unfortunate deaths of children around the world due to lack of vaccinations. He talks about this at length giving some dry information about steps that should be taken to understand a problem (like the vaccination one), to form solutions and then to measure the impact of the wrok done through the solutions.

In the end, Bill Gates challenges Harvard University and the graduates to find a vision and make it a part of their life. Though dry at times, I believe his speech was from his heart. I believe he wants great things to come to those who need; and he sees that it can come from thise who have and from the use of today's technology.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AP5VIhbJwFs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_YQmRD_q9Y&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwdMXquKTzM&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzlMxltEAwk&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwdMXquKTzM&NR=1

Brett Favre Retirement Speech

As an avid sports fan, this was an interesting speech for me.

Brett's speech was filled with genuine emotion. His retirement from professional football was probably the hardest decision of his life. His speech had a loosely woven structure. He basically thanked God for his talent; he thanked the Packers for giving him a chance; and he thanked the fans for their support. He did not use any type of notes, but it did not come across as a memorized piece. He appeared to me to be speaking from his heart.

At one point in the speech, he seemed to be trying to answer the critics question of why he was retireing. His answer came across very vague.

At another point in the speech, he attempted to add a bit of humor when talking about his interception record.

All in all, the speech was somewhat rambling with a purpose. But, the rambling is very easily expected based on the reason for the speech.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kACbVGsWN74

Obama's race speech

Great speech.
In this speech senator Barack Obama clearly uses Aristotle's ETHOS method which is a way of persuading through the speakers credibility. "And as long as i live i will never forget the fact that in no other country on earth is MY STORY even possible". The way he associates with the general American culture from his own roots as son of a black immigrant father and an white american mother, is highly effectice in establishing credability with the audience. His movement, eye contact, and posture clearly defines his confidence, which is an important factor in speaking about a sensetive subject such as race. Obama speaks of church attendence , also a key in establishing credability. (like Martin Luther King, he uses religon to give examples which makes his examples sacred and solid).

Malcolm X: An Early Interview (blog #3)

By this time in Malcolm X's tragically-abbreviated life, he was a converter to the growing Nation of Islam, a Muslim sect that demanded racial change and was seen by many, at that time, to be the most radically threatening resistance against White America. Mike Wallace was the interviewer. The following statements made by Malcolm X express his viewpoints and the beliefs he has learned from the Nation of Islam:

-Desegregation laws were aimed to change the white man's mind.
-Negroes need to reaffirm themselves, morally, and a knowledge of self needs to be recognized.
-Cure the indoctrinated slave mentality forced upon negroes from whites. This cure will, in turn, lead to harmonious unity which will help the negro prosper just like how the white man learned to prosper.
-Many negroes can only see success only after having been accepted into white society.
-Negroes brainwashed to the point into believing that white supremacy is justifiable.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20AWmXOSN-w

JFK's speech about Space Travel at Rice University

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYb_mhiE-qU&feature=related

This speech is a motivation and persasive speech that President John F. Kennedy used in order to get people interested in space travel. This speech wa given at Rice University in 1962.

In this speech, JFK uses alot of hand gestures throughout the whole speech to give more of an emphasis on what he is trying to get across to the audience. He also uses alot of emphasis on words to show the passion that he has about his subject. I feel that the emphasis and hand gestures give the audience a better perspective of what the speech means to not just President Kennedy, but to the entire United States.

President Kennedy also used words that made himself feel closer to the audience than just there commander in chief. For example, he used words like us, our, and we to make it seem like space travel was benefiting everyone [0:01-0:45]. President also used some unique examples to get his point across to the audience. For example, he used comparisons of Rice University playing the University of Texas not because it was easy[3:00-3:08]; because it was hard. He was trying emphasis the fact that space travel was not going to be easy and that it would make the United States stronger in the end. President Kennedy also kept great great use of eye contact throughout the entire speech.

The only thing that President Kennedy could have done better was to not sway away from the microphones from time to time. He would tend to lean back and not talk directly into the microphone and its was hard to hear him from time to time. Otherwise, this speech was just another great speech by President John F. Kennedy.

Informative Speech on Chicago's Architecture

This is another random college speech I found on youtube.

Link to Speech

He begins his speech with the historical facts of the Chicago fire, but actually grabs the audiences attention with positive outlook of this tragic event in his thesis, which was that this event was the greatest thing that could have happened to Chicago’s architecture. He gives a good preview statement and summarizes his three main points. He cites his sources well, “according to…” but he relies too much on one source, "the AIA guide to Chicago.” He has very good organization . He does a good job of defining his main points and divides them up well into sub-points. He also gives good transitions between them. He gives a good conclusion, summarizing and restating his main topics.

His delivery could use some work. He relies too much on his notes – he is just reading. Also, he rarely makes good eye contact with the audience. He does a good job of moving by walking around a little, but could use more gestures. He is not very vocally expressive either. His voice reflects that he is relying too heavily on his notes.

The biggest problem is that he never really defends his thesis statement. He gives lots of information about the buildings themselves (some of which is unnecessary, like the location of each building – this would mean nothing to most people unless they live in Chicago, and even then it is still unnecessary). The problem is that he never ties in this information with his thesis.

Overall, he has good organization , but he needs improve his speech with more practice on his delivery, and by connecting the dots between his information and his thesis.

Drinking in Poor Health

Link to Speech

This was a random persuasive speech that I found on youtube about why you shouldn't drink soda.

He does not really have to analyze his audience, because he chose such a broad topic, that it relates to almost all Americans. He does a good job of getting the audiences attention at the beginning of the speech with the questions he asks. He also does a good job of changing the phrasing of each question he asks to give more variety to it. He also does a good job of referring back to these questions when he gets to the examples dealing with them, "Remember when I asked you..." However, in the introduction he should have given a preview of the material he was going to cover including the main topics. He makes good use of statistics, but relies on them too much for proof instead of for clarification as they should be used. He also needs to make sure to cite all of the statistics and other facts (some were cited and some weren't). It is good that he gives the examples of the tests that have been done alongside his own personal experience (he gives the story of his friend Carl). I like that he re-emphasizes most of his numbers and facts to let them soak in. His scientific explanation of what soda does to bones is too long and hard to follow, it could be better summarized. His conclusion also needs work -- it is too long and drawn out. However, he does do a good job of adding in the three main health risks he talks about -- diabetes, tooth decay, and brain damage.

Overall, he gives a relatively good delivery. He makes good use of pauses, maintains good eye contact, and makes a good attempt of being vocally expressive (although this could still use some work). He also needs to work on adding in more gestures; however, i realize that this was just a practice of his speech and he might make more use of gestures in the real thing. The biggest problem with his speech was the organization. He really has no structure to it and even though he has a few main topics, they are not clearly defined and he needs better transitions between them. Although he has some pretty convincing data, his lack of structure makes it hard to get his message across.

Remember

In this clip from the movie V for Vendetta the character in the mask gives a speech that is meant to inspire everyone that listens to him and persuade them to do something about their government that has does so much to hurt them. He uses soft language and speaks in a rhythm that is easy of peoples' ears and when they hear him everything is absorbed and they are being persuaded to think against the government and against the norm in that society. The masked man uses facts about the lives of the people to persuade them. He tries to persuade the listeners into remember the 5th of November and to act on that day and show that he had gotten into their minds and persuaded them to think about what was really going on in the world.

JFK persuades the UN to ban nuclear testings

This is a video I found that shows JFK's attempt to persuade the United Nations to vote for a ban on nuclear testing. The first thing that I considered when watching this speech was the audience. I think JFK did a really good job of speaking slowly and clearly enough for the people whose first language is not english. By speaking slowly, JFK also makes his points very clear.

The intoduction to the speech starts out with some prett heavy pathos. JFK starts the speech by mentioning a government official who recently died. I'm not sure who he is talking about, but his audience must have been familiar with him. JFK uses this man's passing as the reason why he must speak about nuclear testing. I think this is an excellent attention-getter.

JFK goes on to persuade the UN that nuclear testing and nuclear war must be banned world-wide. He uses strong words such as, "we must" and "resposibility, in order to include the audience and bring the issue closer to home. In reference to nuclear war, JFK uses phrases like "end of the world" and "threats to peace". Towards the end of the speech, JFK warns the UN that they must "save the planet or parish in it's flames." His use of powerful language is alarming and makes one recognize the seriousness of the situation.

While parts of the speech can seem intense and scary, JFK realized he had to use some positive images and thoughts, otherwise he would lose his audience. JFK does this by mentioning peace throughout his speech. In the conclusion of the speech, JFK makes sure to mention the "blessings of God" because it is reassuring.

I think JFK does a good job in convincing the UN of his position. He maintains good body language throughout the speech, however, I think he looks at his notes too often and it is often distracting.

Texas & Ohio Primaries Speeches: Give me your tired, your poor...

Looks like Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and Mike Huckabee all pulled out the same rhetorical strategy during last night's Texas and Ohio primaries speeches. The cast of characters called in to appeal to our emotions included:

• a sleepy student getting only 3 hrs of sleep
• a mother with mortgage woes
• an elderly woman making a $3.01 campaign donation
• a single mother worried about health care
• a little girl wondering about homelessness
• a marine corps guy waiting for medical care
• a Michigan truck driver
• a housewife auctioning off her wedding ring
• a janitor with a wife in a wheelchair

Also seems like the candidates agreed on invoking 3 characters each. I've edited their speeches into a little YouTube video:

Obama Responds to Hillary's Campaign Ad

http://youtube.com/watch?v=SYfbf64gBXc

In this video, Obama is responding to Hillary's Campaign ad that says who do you want answering the phone in the white house at three in the morning? Throughout it, he is using a kind of claim pattern of a persuasive speech to persuade the audience that he would do the best job in a national emergency like this. His first claim that her question is only being used to scare people into voting for her, and he says that this isn't the question that should be asked. He says that the real question is what judgment will you exercise when picking up the phone? Although this question was implied in Hillary's question, by restating it in this way it almost makes her question sound trivial, which gives him the upper hand to begin with. He uses good parallel structure and repetition in the next claim when he says that Clinton, Bush, and McCain each ...gave the wrong answer, and he also is vocally expressive in this repetition. He then goes into what his response was, it would be unwise..., and gives support for why this was so and what should have been done. He then makes two statements/claims in a row which sum up why they should want him "answering the phone". He says that this is the judgment that he has made in the past, and these are the same judgments he will make at the President of the United States. There is almost a third statement that can be implied here which is basically that this is why they should vote for him. When he goes into his judgments, he is playing off of Maslow's needs hierarchy, using safety needs in the first too points, physiological needs when he talks about giving soldiers the right equipment when they go off to war, and esteem needs when he talks about giving soldiers respect when they return from war. He then reiterates some previous claims, saying that they are using terrorism to scare votes out of people and he will never use this, he restates what kind of judgment the country needs and then concludes well by saying that this is the same judgment he will use. I think that this was a very good response to the question. First of all it was concise -- under three minutes but it still covered everything. He emphasized his own good judgment, while respectfully criticizing Hillary's (as well as McCain's) at the same time. Throughout the speech, he makes good use of pauses and uses very good articulation. He also has good posture, which makes him look very official. These are things that he does consistently through all of his speeches and makes him a very good speaker.

Persuasive Hero Speech

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYtm8uEo5vU

This is a speech given by a man in his speech class about heroes.

He starts with a great attention grabber, wearing a cape and huge symbol on the front of his chest. He speaks on the way that we all think about heroes. That they are all super, and that they have powers that can save the day. He toys with the notion that his audience already knows about these heroes and has already formed opinions on them.

About halfway through the speech he changes; he no longer wears the cape nor says that he is super. He presses his audience to be an everyday hero to someone that is in need. He shows us through the physical removing of his cape that heroes are just like us on the inside behind the outfit.

It's a very effective speech and very motivating to go out in the worldjust be a good person for all society.

This speech is in the movie 'Any Given Sunday' and is given by Al Pacino's character who is the Coach of a professional football team. This speech is a terrific example of persuasive speaking as well as utilizing appeal to emotion and repetion.

To begin with - Pacino gives the audience, in this case his team, two options - similar to the persusasive style we discussed in class: To band together and fight to win or to lose as individuals. He explains why 'my way is better' by saying that the team is composed of people who are willing to fight and that if everyone else in the room will put out the effort needed, than so should the listener. He then explains why the other option is a poor choice, because if every ounce of effort is not exerted and the team does not gel together, then defeat will be guarenteed.

Pacion uses fantastic repetition throughout his speech. He refers to moving 'inches' throughout the speech. At the beginning he says that if they lose it will be 'inch by inch, until we lose'. He claims that his team is in hell, and 'can climb out....one inch - at a time!' Throughout the middle part of the speech he says 'lifes this game of inches, and so is football'. He claims the margin for error is small in both life and football. He claims 'the inches we need are EVERYWHERE around us!' and turns this into an appeal to emotion when he exclaims: "On this team, we fight for that inch! On this team we tear each other, and everyone else around us, to pieces for that inch! We claw with our fingernails for that inch! Because we know when we add up all those inches, that's going to make the F***ing difference between WINNING AND LOSING!"

This emotional appeal shows tremendous knowledge of his audience becasue Pacino then explains that everyone on this team will go 'that extra inch' for his teammate and that the individual must make the same sacrifice as the rest of his team. As a sports player, a person who loves competition, or just a human being with emotion, it is difficult to listen to this clip without feeling the powerful effect of Al Pacino's speech.

Hillary Clinton - 1/22/08 - Speaks in Arizona about Health Care

Hillary Speech Youtube Link

I think that Hilliary did an overall good job in the delivery and content of this speech.

First off, she immediately shows that she has analyzed her audience's economic status, because she is addressing the middle class, which is primarily what they are made up as. Next, she uses immediacy behavior, addressing the group as we, making herself part of the middle class :) (she continues this throughout the whole speech). When shes says that health care improvements are morally the right thing to do, at first I thought this was an exaggeration, but she defends this well and shows that this is actually true and shows the extent and urgency of this topic. Her next point that it is smart economically is true as well, but she does not do as good of a job defending it -- she just says that we spend more money than the rest of the world and we should be getting the most of it. She gets audience involvement, giving them a stimulus and motivating them to respond by asking them two rhetorical questions that kind of hit the spot for this audience -- getting them very pumped up. She also does a good job of targeting the problems with health care -- narrowing it down to two. After this, she makes sure to state that her solution will work for people who are happy with their current health care, before she goes into the solution itself. Towards the end she again tries to put the government and people on equal grounds when she says that she wants to give the people what every member of Congress has.

She has a good organization throughout the whole speech, and uses a problem/solution type of organization. First she says that there are problems with current health care. She narrows this down to two major problems: people cant afford it and people who have it don't get the health care they deserve. Next, she pretty much says she has a solution, but addresses the two major groups of people: those who are content with their current health care, and those who aren't, and says how her plan will work for both groups. Last she goes into more specifically what her plan will do.

Throughout the speech, her deliver is good. She makes good use of pauses. Her gestures are a little unnatural at the start (her arm is still out to the side), but they get better as it goes on. She is vocally expressive as well. An example would be when she raises her volume and rate in the middle when she says ...and that is wrong!

She knows what people want to hear, and she knows how to present it, so she did a good job on this speech.

Al Gore critizizing Bush's administration

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JE48XHKG64

It was the year of 1992, during the presidential elections period. Al Gore was running with Bill Clinton against Bush. He was opposed to the Iraq’s war. He was trying to show to people why the war was bad for United States.
Al Gore started his speech giving a summary about what he will speak. He criticizes the conductive of the Iraq’s war, giving many examples about Bush’s mistakes. He uses emotional support. He gets inside, in some moments, of people to bring them to his speech and pay attention in what he is saying. He does it when he says that the tax paid for the people are being used to finance the war.
Al Gore is a good speaker. He has good arguments. He made a good research. He is also running for one place at the White House. So, he has the credibility necessary to speak and to have many people who will listen to him and believe in him. He keeps eye contact during almost all the speech. It is a good way to show people that he wants to be there and that he is a believable man.
The problems of Al Gore’s speech are that he uses a lot of examples and he is repetitive. He should not use so many examples because people get tired of what he is saying and he loses his credibility along his speech. The same thing happens with repetition. In the middle of the speech, you think that you already listened what he is saying.
I chose this speech because it was made in 1992 by Al Gore. If Al Gore would run for president nowadays, he could use the same speech with updated information.

The Motivation and Persation of Malcolm X

In this speech, Malcolm X is given a motivational and persuasive speech to his fellow believers. It was given to fight for the independence of African Americans in the 1960s.

First, I want to start off by recognizing Malcolm X's ability to get his audience involved. Throughout the entire speech, feedback was being communicated between Malcolm X and his audience in a variety of different ways. His audience communicated to him by vocal response, laughter, and applauding. Malcolm X brought himself closer to his audience by using the phrase "You and I" [2:45-3:42]. This phrase makes him seem as an equal to his audience and not someone of higher authority. This phrase also makes his audience feel comfortable during the speech. It is obvious that Malcolm X communicated to his audience by words, but he also used his facial expressions and hand gestures to fully communicate with his audience. His facial expressions let his audience know how important the issue at hand was to him. They also told his audience about what kind of sense of humor he had, as well [0:25-0:45][1:40-1:50]. His hand gestures added to the seriousness and the importance of topic and, again, proved to the audience how passionate Malcolm X was on African American independence. His facial expressions, hand gestures, and emphasis on words and phrases presented his attitude, beliefs, and values on the independence of the African American people.

Malcolm X also uses his great speaking skills to his advantage by metaphors, rhyming words, and references to major literary works that built the United States of America. He uses a metaphor that states, "...stop running away from the wolf into the arms of the fox" [6:21-6:30]. This is inspiring to his audience because it is telling them to stop running away and start defending themselves as African American people. His use of rhyming words [3:00-3:10] just shows how clever of a speaker Malcolm X was in his day. I believe that it shows his sense of humor in a serious way. And, he uses references to the Charter of the United Nations, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, The Bill of Rights, and The U.S. Constitution to bring a sense of expert opinion to the table of the issue he is so passionate about [5:06-5:30]. His use of pauses was also helpful to show his transition from one topic to another.

I believe that Malcolm X was a fantastic public speaker. He was very influential by his use of words and passion towards African American independence. I believe that Malcolm X did a great job in knowing his audience and getting feedback to and from his audience. He was a little sloppy in some areas, but overall his use of eye contact, audience feedback, reference to the occasions, emphasis, facial expressions, and hand movements were great! He represents a great motivational speaker of the century.

Hillary gets standing ovation for hardship remark similar to one Bill Clinton made in his campaign

I hope you all had a chance to watch the Clinton-Obama debate here in Austin tonight. If you did, you will have noticed that Hillary received a standing ovation towards the end of the debate when she admitted she had overcome a lot in life, but that her trials and tribulations paled in comparison to what everyday Americans go through. It was both a powerful and emotional response as some analysts have noted and it may very well have been the strongest moment of the debate.

What is interesting is that her response strongly reminded me of a similar comment made by her husband Bill Clinton, when he was running for president in the early 90s. This short clip is taken from "The Man from Hope", a film featuring Bill Clinton, which was made for the 1992 Democratic National Convention (the quote in question occurs at around 7 minutes into the film). Note how Bill basically invokes the same emotional appeal in his speech:

Hillary's exact words from the CNN debate transcript: "You know, the hits I've taken in life are nothing compared to what goes on every single day in the lives of people across our country."

Going to the Moon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTyYM-dUgCI just because the video will not embed


I chose JFK speech because during his presidency he became one of the most influential men in history, and that he was a great public speaker

During this speech he always plays on hope and fear of his audience. This speech is over the great space race to beat Russia to the moon. Which during that time period was a great fear of many people because Russia would put missle on the moon and aim that at the US. The hope comes when JFK speaks on ow far ahead of the Russians that the US is in space technology and advancement.

He plays with time during the first third of his speech, saying that man has only been around fifty years. He uses this to distort the pace of human advancement. Such as that we have been writing for only five years.

JFK gives this speech at Rice University in Houston. He uses this knowledge to his advantage and plays on the fact that Rice plays UT in football and compares that to the challenge laid ahead of the US scientists."We go to the moon, not because it is easy but because it is hard. Why does Rice play Texas? Because it is hard." Which causes a great cheer from the Rice students in the Audience.

http://pop.youtube.com/watch?v=Jjt_qaCPtzM&feature=related

This speech is Michelle Obama speaking to a crowd of supporters to energize them and the National T.V. audience in favor of Mr. Obama. This speech is so well delivered that it leaves the viewer a sense that Barrack is 'one of us'.

Michelle Obama utilizes several points in this speech that we have learned in class. Firstly she did a tremendous job of learning who she was speaking to. She says 'I don't want the world to see me as the future first lady.' She goes on to say that she is a product of the public education system and that her blue collar father worked hard to put her into an Ivy League school. This is right up the alley of typical Democrats in that they tend to be working class people and enjoy seeing stories of the American Dream.

She begins her speech with a 'moving bar' analogy which is referring to the standards of society that continually raise and keep the working class person down. Her speech ends with this same analogy and she even concludes the speech with the phrase 'the bar is moving'. This repetition drives home the point and leaves the viewer with a sense that the bar really is moving.

Finally, Michelle Obama does a tremendous job of changing her pitch and moving her hands to keep the viewer interested. This is a perfect example of the nonveral communication skills talked about in class.

"Goth Murder Madness"

http://youtube.com/watch?v=G5psCjK6tzQ


One of my favorite musical artists, Voltaire, gave an interview on FOX news on the subject "what is goth." While he wrote a book on the subject, the main reason for his interview was for insight of a "goth" kid's murder. It's mainly an informative speech, but the newscasters of FOX try to lead his speech into the subject of the murder. Voltaire really tries to get his point across, while the conservative newscasters attempt to manipulate his speech to get their answers.

First, this interview/speech gives a great example ot an informative speech because he tells you that he's going to tell you what goth is. He then proceeds to give a breif history of where goth came from and what type of music goth really is, "the world sucks, and it makes me sad." The newscasters then prompted him to a second part of his speech, which is the "goth look."The newscasters then posted a sinister looking photo of the supposedly goth child murderer, and asked Voltaire if it was a typical goth look (3:20). Voltaire, responds by explaining how there is a variety of "goth" looks. He also cleverly uses comparisons to show how the phrasing of "goth murder" is unfair, because if the kid listened to country or rap music, how it would probably be phrased differently, essentially giving goth a bad repuation because it's "mysterious" or "dangerous" (3:30).

Voltaire then has to explain to the newscasters that not all goths are satanists, and then he continues to explain how satanism isn't the same by explaining how anyone can be a satanist, like high end buisiness men and such (4:00).

Finally, to end his speech, Voltaire then debunks all of the bad assumptions of goths by listing many different types of people who are goth and still good people (4:30). As he's listing these good qualities, the newscaster cuts him off and ends the segment.

I think that Voltaire gave the best speech possible considering his audience, the conservative FOX newscasters. It was obvious how he had to try and simplify his concepts to satisfy the newscasters' lack of knowlege about the subject. He also gave an informative speech on a sensitive subject, which is the murder of a woman by what the public would classify as a "goth kid." He managed to shed some light on the subject, and keep the dignety of the goth culture.

Revisiting Death and Seeing Life, the Last Lecture.

The link to the video is here if it does not work (its giving me a lot of grief...):
Randy Pausch's Speech
Note: (T-0:00) indicates a time mark in the video.

Randy Pausch gives this speech on the TV show Oprah, as a visitation of his original speech given to his students at Carnegie Mel University in September 2007. The reason he gives this speech is because he is literally dieing of cancer, it is his last speech. (Usually this ‘Last Lecture’ is an hypothetical if the professor is going to die and has only one lecture left to give.)

Pausch does an excellent job of suspending his audience’s disbelief. The reason I say this is he is giving a persuasive speech and he has to suspend this to effectively convey his message. The suspension of disbelief comes from his strong emotional (pathos) and character (ethos) appeals. His message in this is ‘Look at me. I am a dying man but I am happy, strong, and still capable man and this is my message about life and how to live.’ Pausch provides evidence of his cancer (T-1:18) and relates it to his wife and kids, giving an even stronger pathos appeal. As he continues he also gives a demonstration of his physical fitness. (T-2:13) His audience shows support by applause.

The speech body starts after he breaks the formal presentation with his physical display. (T-2:23) He details his main points in a logical sequence and this provides a simple outline. From there he tells how he will help you achieve your (the audience) childhood dreams. Following this he begins with childhood photos that provides even stronger pathos appeals and connection to the audience. This allows him to make connections and provide stronger connections to the audience.

With clever use of humor Pausch keeps his speech very lighthearted. (T-6:30) This helps keep the audience engaged and working with him as he delivers points about obstacles and goals. He also details his personal feelings about objects (T-7:54) The speech continues to touch his points even while keeping the tone light. However creative use of tone and disrupting the timing allow Pausch to make a point about apologies
(T-8:45)

Pausch notes his points and details them well. By keeping the tone light he deals with a very morbid topic of his own death and mortality and delivers a powerful message to his audience. His creative use of his past and images, as well as his active pacing and talking with his hands allow him to fully connect to his audience. It’s clear he is making eye contact as well since his eyes are on others and not the camera.

Stephen Colbert's Speech at The White House Correspondent's Dinner

I chose Stephen Colbert's speech at the 2006 White House Correspondent's Dinner because it is a a great example of giving a speech in front of an aggressive audience. As many of you know, Stephen Colbert's show on Comedy Central is called the "Colbert Report". On his show, Stephen Colbert assumes the position of a conservative republican in order to poke fun at real conservative republicans. Often his jokes are at the expense of President George W. Bush or Fox News, both of which were present at this dinner. Colbert was the final speaker of the evening and he had to fallow speeches by both Bushes.
In this speech, Colbert maintains a sense of respect while still making jokes about the President, his policies, and many of the people at the dinner party. I think his tactic is brilliant because he doesn't start out by saying things that would offend everyone, because they would stop listening. I also think Colbert's humor is appropriate because many of his jokes about the President are easily missed unless you are listening for them.
While watching the video, I noticed that some people in the audience are laughing, but not all. It would be difficult to give a speech to people when you know they don't like you.
For giving a speech in front of a large group of highly respected people, Colbert remains calm. He obviously has notes for his speech, but he maintains excellent eye contact. He also incorporates hand gestures which make him seem even more relaxed. A speaker must have a certain level of self-confidence to give a speech like this.

An Emotional Appeal to an Insensitive Audience

This is a speech by Hillel Neuer, a member of the organization called United Nations Watch. He delived this speech on March 23, 2007 to the United Nations Human Rights Council, addressing the successes, or rather, failures of the council.
Neuer starts by drawing in his audience with a reminder of the historical events that led up the creation of this council which creates a way for the listeners to relate to his words. However, Neuer then immediately alienates his audience by attacking the efforts of the council as he sets up what he will talk about. Neuer then argues that the UN Human Rights Council has continuously worked to "condemn" Israel and protect Palestine by supporting the desires of Middle Eastern countries. This means that 191 countries are being ignored because of this focus, according to the speaker. At the same time, he states that the council actually does nothing to prevent human rights abuses on either side. Neither side steps in when 130 Palestinians are killed by their own people, despite preset conditions making this a valid reason to take action. He uses powerful words like "rapists" and "butcherers" to emphasize the kinds of people that the UN is backing as defenders of Palestine, and uses the story of a boy and his brother who were murdered by a prime minister's troops. At this point, it's easy to confirm that Neuer's inteded audience isn't neccesarily the UN council, but rather the public. He refers to the leaders of the council as "despots" and accuses them of being liars and immoral. It's clear to see that Neuer is simply trying to point out the failures and and shortcomings of the council, but attacks them instead.
For a non-member of this council, Neuer does a great job of rallying the public against the UN council, which can be seen on the message boards on youtube.com where this video is posted. The atrocities he points out are disturbing to regular listeners and evoke a strong sense of sympathy. On the other hand, his present audience is insulted and unlikely to heed any of the accusations Neuer lays forth. In fact, the president of the council immediately dismisses the speech and says he will not tolerate similar statements where disprespect and improper conduct is displayed. If Neuer was trying to arose emotions in the public, then he was successful, but if he was attempting to get his physical audience to change their ways, then he certainly failed.

Obama's South Carolina Victory Speech

I realize that someone has done a Obama speech, but I still thought that this was a great example. The speaker is Barack Obama, who is one of the democratic candidates running for President. The speech was given on January 26th, 2008 in South Carolina right after he just won the primary.

I really think that Obama does a good job of appealing to everyone. Although he is just speaking to South Carolina, he addressed people from all over the country (even the republicans in rural Nevada). He also appeals to the emotions of the viewers. He starts off with thanking his 'rock', his wife, and his children, which is something that shows that he is a family man, which is something that this country prides itself on. He also has a slogan that's "Obama for change." He addresses how he will change our nation and why it needs to be changed. He also debunks common misconceptions like that the youth is apathetic. He speaks clearly and with great confidence. His time cues are also well planned because he knows exactly when to stop for applause and when to speak over the rallying audience.

I'm not a great public speaker by any means. I honestly cannot see anything that I would correct. His timing, appeals, and audience analysis all seems well-planned and natural.

David Simon on the Decline of America

This is the second part of a three-part speech that David Simon, an Edgar Award winning journalist and the mastermind behind HBO's "The Wire", gave on the failures of American capitalism and its effects on us all.





The most striking aspect of this speech is that it takes many problems that seem to be separate (classism, media, schools, drugs) and connects them in a way that is infuriatingly comprehensible. Simon's main point is that our society exalts wealth while systematically weakening the middle and working classes, and then asks that people in poor communities say no to drugs, while they've been given nothing to say yes to. This is a strong, radical point to make, but Simon speaks with authority throughout. It's evident that he has spent countless hours on inner-city corners learning the ins/outs of the drug trade, and that he understands the mechanisms behind it. Also, Simon has a clear perspective that the ugliness of the drug trade is the same ugliness that exists in all capitalism. That he is able to take this thesis and draw a line between the corner junkie and the president is remarkable.

Oddly, the most distracting part of the speech is what also gives it the most validity. Simon makes a long detour to jokingly acknowledge that pretty much no one watches his show. What at first seems self-deprecating and childish grows to highlight Simon's belief that things won't get better. Simon posits that "our entertainment is more distracting than ever." "The Wire" is a show that in every episode deals with the pressing issues that Simon speaks on here, and no one watches it. Instead, the populace chooses to watch nationwide karaoke contests and American Gladiators. Doesn't that point to a refusal by our country to face the problem at hand? In what could be construed as a temper tantrum, Simon miraculously proves his point entirely.

Dead Prez Speaks

http://www.djbooth.net/index/interviews/entry/sticman-of-dead-prez-interview-1212071/

This is a radio interview with hip hop duo dead prez. They speak on social problems with the country today and speak about their music which talks about the same thing. They always try to say something and they choose their words carefully. They want to invoke change in people and want to better the situation we are in.

Guga and Rocky speeches

I took Guga’s speech because it shows some interesting things. At first, his public already knows him. He won three times Roland Garros. So, he did not introduce himself.
Second, he is making a speech for the champion and the vice champion who are just few years younger than him. He congratulates both tennis players. At the end he says that he hopes to not be wearing suit next year, but t-shirt and shorts.
Third, he already knows his public. So, he interacted with them.
I think it was effective because he has the credibility to be there. He won three times that championship. So, the public does not to have an introduction to him to listen. They would listen him if he talked in English. But it is more effectively because he tries to speak in French and people are really paying attention on his speech.



I took the Rocky’s speech because it is an emotional speech. He started making a comparison to hook his soon into his speech. Then he started saying the reasons why he has to believe in himself. At the end he makes a conclusion by telling to his son believes in himself.
I think it was effective because he gave to his soon an emotional speech. He has the credibility to do that because he is his father. At the end you can see his face and you understand that he got his father’s message.

Barack Obama's facts and emotional appeals in New Orleans

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laHW0sF1nmM&feature=user

This speech was given on February 7, 2008, by Barack Obama at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. He gave this speech for his campaign to become President of the United States.



In the introduction of his speech, Obama uses historic facts of New Orleans to make the people feel as if he knows the problems and issues that their beloved city is facing, and have trust in him to help New Orleans get back on its feet. At the same time he uses these facts as a transition statement from his introduction to the body of his speech (0:25-1:02). I find it unique that he used these facts in this sort of way.

In his speech, Barack Obama uses facts and emotional appeals to make his speech more effective to his audience. He adresses both the recent destruction of the city and corruption of the city government to win over the people of New Orleans. He also uses specific examples to show the greatness of the city and its people. He uses examples such as: Mardi Gras parades rolling along the city's streets, the new and improved streets cars along St. Charles drive, the superbowl winning quarterback, Eli Manning, who is a native of New Orleans, and the hardworking people of New Orleans rebuilding their city (1:52-2:55). Barack Obama uses facts and emtional appeal to make the people of New Orleans know that he cares about the people, the city itself, and the state of Louisiana.

I believe that Barack Obama's speech was very effective. Besides his use of facts and emotional appeals, he maintained eye contact the entire time of his speech and spoke with confidence. He definitely knew his audience, as well. This can be proven by the facts and emotional appeals he used. Overall, it was effective and his point was proven to the his audience. The only the thing he could have done better was not bad mouth President Bush. I feel that he disrespected him by saying that President Bush saw the people of New Orleans out of a window of an airplane. If it would have been him in that situation, he would not have wanted to get out that airplane either. Beside that remark about President Bush, I believe that he did an excellent job.

Tupac Shakur Spouting Game Bout' Poverty

any given sunday

(if u haven't seen the movie) this a timebreak through a football match were the team is loosing. they worked too hard all season.




I personally think this speech is very inspirational, it''ll probably give u goosebumps while watching the movie.
Notice how he compares football to real life. He uses strong language and really grabs the team's full attention.

Instructions for your Presentational Speaking Blogging Assignment

This is the course blog for our Presentational Speaking class. As part of your participation in this class, you will be expected to actively contribute course material to this blog.

You will be required to locate 4 video clips of public speeches or presentations that illustrate key course concepts, upload them to the course blog, and analyze them by discussing the public speaking concepts you think they illustrate. Your analysis should pertain to the most recent course material covered. Please refer to the syllabus for due dates.

The Assignment:

1. Start your post with an appropriate title that tells us what concept the speech illustrates.


2. If possible, embed the video. If not possible, link to it. You need to choose one of these methods in order to receive credit for your post.


3. Briefly describe the speech/presentation (who’s the speaker, when & where was the speech given, why was it given). You don’t need to spend more than 2-3 sentences on this part.


4. Identify the course concept the speech illustrates and explain why you believe your example is a good illustration of that concept. The point of the analysis is to show that you understand key course concepts and that you can apply them to real life examples. When you apply a course concept, point to specific parts of the speech by:

• referring to time cues [i.e. By explaining his educational background, the speaker introduces a strong ethos appeal (1:36)]

• or by briefly describing the scene or speech segment [i.e. When the speaker starts discussing the second slide, she introduces a red herring fallacy…]


5. Evaluate the effectiveness of the course concept and provide suggestions for
   improvement. In other words, make an argument that the speaker employed these concepts well or poorly, back up your position, and explain what he/she could have done better.
   

I have linked to a great example in one of my prior bog posts.

Link for MLK Day

• The speaking style of Martin Luther King: An interesting discussion of MLK's oratory skills from Bert Decker. Worth checking out - especially since we are celebrating MLK day today.

Brief tutorial on how to create a blog post

Here's a brief tutorial that should help you get started with Blogger. You will need to click on the slide to move from one slide to the next. You'll note that the tutorial refers to the course blog for my PR class. Don't get confused by that. The instructions are exactly the same.

Sample Analysis of a Speech Excerpt - Obama's Concession Speech

I just noticed an excellent example of what I would like you all to do for the blog contribution assignment on one of my favorite presentational speaking blogs - The Presentation Zen.

The post analyzes Obama's concession speech after the results of the New Hampshire primaries had come in. Notice how it takes one rhetorical element - repetition (one of the course concepts we will cover this semester) - and examines an entire speech segment in light of that element. That's exactly what I would like to see you do with your blog contributions:

1. Keep your eyes open for interesting speeches to analyze
2. Pick a new course concept and examine the speech in light of that concept
3. Embed the video, or link to it in your blog post/analysis

To read the post, click here.