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.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Thursday, February 28, 2008
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 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.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
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.
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.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
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.
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.
Monday, February 25, 2008
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.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
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:
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."
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
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.
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.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
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.
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.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
"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.
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.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
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.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
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.
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.
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.
Friday, February 8, 2008
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.
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.
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