As I watched the Speeches, I noticed that both of the speakers were good in their own way. Although, one was obviously better, and the other could use a little more practice. Benny Agosto’s speech was about persuasion, while Malcolm Bailey’s speech was about Entrepreneurship. They both held their speeches in college classrooms, and there wasn’t really any information on the occasion for their visits to the school. I noticed many similarities between the two speakers. Similarities in their presentation skills, and adaptation and relating with the audience. In comparison with each other, both Mr. Agusto and Mr. Bailey were dressed very professional and put together. They also had very good posture throughout their speeches. Two of the biggest …show more content…
Differences such as credibility and commitment, presentation skills, and substance and structure. With the aspect of commitment, I noticed a significant difference between the two speakers. Mr. Agusto looked very happy to be there and well prepared, while Mr. Bailey looked like he wasn’t prepared at all. He looked as though he hadn’t planned on doing the speech in the first place. Mr. Bailey’s credibility was even off when he said that his 12-year-old granddaughter does his PowerPoints, as well as how he got very low grades in school. On the other hand, Mr. Agusto provided good credibility by talking about his background in law. The structure of Mr. Bailey’s speech also seemed all over the place and unorganized, while Mr. Agusto’s speech looked well planned out. Especially with his PowerPoint as a visual aid. On the contrary, Mr. Bailey’s visual aids were him drawing on the board and his books. It is quite visible that not everyone can see what is written on the board so his visual aid didn’t really contribute. Another difference I noticed between the two speakers was their ability to project their voices. Mr. Agusto was loud and boisterous, while Mr. Bailey was often incomprehensible. His voice would go from low to high at
Politicians use many different ways to persuade the intended audience. The speech to the Berlin Wall, and the speech to the Virginia Convention were both similar in ways of impacting people and using the same form of persuasion, but different when it came to a sense of hope, time periods, and the reasoning. Reagan and Henry use different different modes of persuasion.
There were many similarities and differences between speech styles of the early 1700's and the late 1700's. Speakers were known to use persuasive techniques in these time periods to influence their audience's opinions. Speakers were also using an oratory approach to their speeches. Two speakers of this time period were Jonathan Edwards and Patrick Henry. The persuasive techniques of these speakers were different due to their topics, their purpose, and their messages being conveyed, yet they were similar due to their authority, their strong sense of emotion, and their belief in their subjects.
Even though John F. Kennedy and Antony’ speeches differentiated in their tones, both did work single-handedly in the effects of persuasion in
Without it, the colonies would not have unified sufficiently to fight Britain. There would have been a United States of Great Britain instead of the United States of America! Henry’s successful ability to persuade the audience was why his speech lives on as the epitome of persuasive writing. As seen throughout the oration, he creates an emotional bond with the crowd and isolates the key points that the audience should remember. His work exemplifies the everlasting importance of rhetoric. The art of persuasion, developed since Ancient Greek times, is a valuable skill that can catalyze advancement in the workforce, which is why it has such a profound historical importance. As the saying goes, “It's not what you say, but how you say
Patrick Henry and Jonathan Edwards are both enthusiastic speakers and are excellent in persuading groups of people. Edwards and Henry both use rhetoric and repetition; however, Henry uses them to move people whereas Edwards uses them to create the aspect of fear in peoples' minds. Henry and Edwards have similar yet different purposes in that both are trying to sway a group of people but each speaker has a different audience and technique of persuasion. Patrick Henry and Jonathan Edwards are similar in the notion that both are eloquent speakers however each speaker has his own unique approach to persuasion.
powerful speaker that apply to his writing style to get them attention.. The similar that
The debate team of Wiley College faced many colleges to be recognized and finally in the end winning a debate against the reigning debating champions, Harvard University. One of the debaters who caught my attention was James Farmer Jr., the youngest on the team that started out as an alternative. James Farmer sought recognition from adults and wanted to show everyone he was capable of debating. James Farmer incorporates a lot of Ethos and Pathos into his speech making, allowing him to leave his audience filled with emotions and in awe. Although James Farmer interested me, especially the way he presented his final speech, James Farmer and I are very different in the way we deliver our speeches.
Christopher McCandless and Adam Shepard both did some similar targets in their lives, at the end it lead them to unexpected situations. Christopher McCandless was a young man who didn't believe in society and he chose to get away from that and left everything he had, including his family. He developed important relationships with key people that helped him on his journey into the wild. Similarly Adam Shepard was a young man who left with only $25 and a sleeping bag to go prove his point that the american dream does exist and to see if he can achieve it in a couple of months. Overall comparing McCandless and Shepard, Christopher McCandless had a greater impact in people, motivated many, and was selfish in plenty of good ways.
Speeches are similar in one aspect, they all bring their own personal message to the world in compelling ways Chief Joseph’s “On Surrender at Bear Paw Mountain, 1877” and Susan B. Anthony’s “On Women’s Right to Vote” are no exemptions. Though both are from a prolonged oppressed or minority group in their time such as the women’s suffrage for Anthony and Native American Relations with the United States for Chief Joseph. In addition they have a similar point of view against the US government and their relationship with it, but they differ in some specifics. Their concepts and utilities like rhetorical appeals are different to support best their own circumstances as Chief Joseph’s speech is announcing a surrender and thus uses mainly pathos
Speeches are a method of persuading people to do something. For Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, their speeches were to bring equality for the people of color. However, their approaches are different. Consequently, the effects may be different. An example of their contrasting differences is a speech from each, King’s “I Have a Dream” and X’s “The Black Revolution”. Their speeches used pathos, a central metaphor, and a warning, but was presented differently.
Renowned and engaging speakers have the ability to connect their values and ideas to greater causes and principles, leaving an enduring impact on the audience. You may be questioning what makes a great speaker? And what qualities and features contribute to the formation of a powerful speech? It is understood that a great speaker has the ability to communicate to larger truths and carve those truths on the audience’s hearts and minds as they surpass the context, place and time of the deliverance of the speech, and focus on conveying their ideas and values.
Throughout American history, important, credible individuals have given persuasive speeches on various issues to diverse audiences.
Over the recent four months in Communication 1402 class, I have addressed three formal speechs and completed a number of chapters in the corresponding textbook “Communication Works”. This course of Communication aims to provide general information what public speaking is and how to address a public speaking. Recalling back the experience during the processes of completing the Speech to Imform, Speech to Persuade, and Group Presentation, I will draw a conclusion about this course and these three presentations in five aspects, comprising my previous perception of public speaking before this course; learning from the Speech to Inform; the goal and evaluation of Speech to Persuade; learning from the Group Presentation; the most important thing learned from this course.
I have also learned about different types of audiences and speeches including persuasive, informative, entertaining and delivering special occasion speeches. It came to my attention that whenever I was making these presentations or speeches, I needed to do so with confidence, consistence and practice before the actual presentation and completely eliminate the element of panic. It was also clear that capturing the attention of the audience and engaging them in the whole process, it was necessary to have a very strong introduction and also try and use visuals to deliver the message. It was therefore vital to respect each person’s diversity and cultural values (Lucas, 2011).
In public speaking I learned many types of concepts, theories and terms of communication. In concepts of publicly speaking there’s, relaxation, practice, credibility, attention getters, attire, organization, volume, emotion, audience relation, and movement. In my first speech, “The any old bag speech” I quickly learned the do’s, don’ts and concepts of my speech performance.