Rhetorical Analysis Of Father Chenema

The Resurrection of Humanity On the first Sunday of April, the day that Jesus Christ was resurrected, the priest Jose Mari (Father Chema) spoke to an audience of roughly 200 people. The audience contained a variety of people from all demographics, which attended The Good Shepard church at 9:30 in the morning to honor Jesus. The speaker, Father Chema, is a certified priest and has experience reading and interpreting the Bible. When speaking he does not use notes to remind him about what he is going to talk about, the only time he reads directly from a text is when he is reading directly out of the Bible, to the audience. With the audience being as large as it is he speaks at an elevated level with nothing in front of him, so that he can be

The audience wants the speaker to be confident and sincere because if the speaker doesn’t feel passionate about their topic, the audience doesn’t either. It is stated in the textbook A Speakers Guidebook, that “One of the most consistent expectations that we as listeners bring to any speech situation us that the speaker will be honest and straightforward with us”. Father Chema has dedicated his life to giving speeches each week, and these speeches are not a script to be read from, but instead something that comes from the heart. He knew what he was doing and he loves what he does. Father Chema is not a priest that speaks with a formal tone. While speaking to us he would use humor to lighten the mood while still delivering his speech. While speaking he used effective delivery which is the “skillful application of natural conversational behavior to a speech in a way that is relaxed, enthusiastic, and direct”. The conversational tone that he used made the audience feel comfortable and at ease while he was

He begins by giving thanks to God and Jesus and appreciating that Jesus was resurrected, he then goes to a group prayer as his introduction. His purpose is clear and the reason that most of the audience attended church and that is to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. He not only focused on the resurrection of Jesus Christ specifically, but the resurrection of humanity in the future. His main ideas consisted of the story of Jesus Christ resurrection and the resurrection of humanity after death. When speaking of the main ideas he spoke clearly and used various examples and while some were funny and comical others were sentimental and thought-provoking. When giving examples he used people that the audience would know, while he explained a story, and when he gave a sentimental example he used an experience such as the death of a loved when to relate to a majority of the audience. He concluded his speech with the traditional prayers they say every week at church. By ending it this way he was able to keep the tradition of a traditional mass while having previously incorporated a lesson. Father Chema speaks to a large group of people every week and although he must feel nervous at times, when he goes up to speak he is full of confidence and pride because he loves what he