Description
Objectives:
- Analyze guidelines for critically evaluating speeches.
- Evaluate the suggested guidelines for informative speaking, the supporting materials of a speech, and the varied types of presentation aids.
- Analyze the goals and guidelines of a persuasive speech.
- Explore the three types of persuasive speeches and the fallacies of logical, emotional, and credibility appeals.
Instructions:
- Review the guidelines for critically evaluating speeches given in the textbook and in the learning activities.
- View one of the following speeches: The History of YouTube (Links to an external site.), Untreated Depression (Links to an external site.),Michelle Obama Calls on You to Serve (Links to an external site.),Reducing Carbon Pollution in Our Power Plants (Links to an external site.).
- Write a three-to-four-page critique of the speech you chose. It might be helpful to watch the speech you have chosen to evaluate, twice.
- Use the following checklist to guide your critique:
- Did the speaker choose a topic that was relevant and interesting to the audience, with a clear purpose?
- Did the speaker ensure that his or her topic was researched adequately?
- Did the speaker deliver an introduction that gained attention and oriented the audience?
- Was the speech clear, vivid, appropriate, well-organized, and powerful?
- Was each main point adequately supported?
- Did the speaker create a speech with personal style by asking direct questions and creating immediacy?
- Did the conclusion summarize the thesis and provide closure?
- Did the speaker use effective volume, eye contact, speech rate, pausing, and gestures?
Assignment Submission:
- The use of outside resources is strongly recommended, and all papers must be cited and written in current APA format.
Explanation & Answer
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Running Head: MICHELLE OBAMA SPEECH
Michelle Obama Speech
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MICHELLE OBAMA SPEECH
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Michelle Obama is the former first lady of the United States. She is renown by giving
emotional speeches that are appealing across American society. One of the famous speeches is
the call to services delivered to Americans a call that will ensure that every American takes
responsibility and is ready to serve the nation at different capacities. She is known to incorporate
emotion in the presentation as well as echoing on commitment towards a particular issue at any
given time that she delivers her speeches. The short speech is full packed of information that is
well researched and that she easily connects with.
In the first place, the call to serve speech chooses one of the most relevant issues in
American society. Everybody in American society needs to look at the opportunities to serve the
nation at whatever capacity. Whether at the community or neighborhood level or at the national
level every American citizen has the responsibility and the opportunities to serve others. One
does not need to b...