All righty then... here we have two examples of persuasive speeches.
Courtney's 'Light Pollution' speech only shows us the introduction, so it is difficult to know much of anything about what she did right or wrong, or even enough to learn something from that little blip of a video. However in the 28 seconds that we did see, she seemed to have some speaker credibility demonstrated by her dynamic energy & upbeat, conversational tone in addressing the audience. She had an interesting topic and related it to the audience by mentioning other similar topics with which her audience was familiar. And then mentioned that she would give examples to the class on actions they could take personally.
I will come to my next speech with a similar enthusiasm. At some point during this semester, I also will most likely introduce my speech topic using this same problem-solution pattern of organization.
Matthew's speech on the dangers of binge 'Drinking' & of driving while under the influence of alcohol, was persuasive indeed. He kept on topic and had a smooth flow with his use of overhead transparencies. This visual aid helped to illustrate for the audience, the important statistics that he cited. I believe that he got his message across about being a responsible drinker.
He seemed somewhat pained, but I think that was just nerves and/or the somber message that he chose to deliver. He did a good job of staying calm under pressure and in taking his time.
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