Assignment Two: Multi-textual Presentation Speech Analysis
- What is the specific purpose of this speech?
- How does the structure of the speech impact the meaning of the speech? Consider:
- The beginning
- The internal flow/main points
- The ending
- Identify two different kinds of supporting material present in this speech.
- Which of these supporting materials is most impactful to you?
- Why?
- Identify two different kinds of rhetorical proof present in this speech?
- Which of these rhetorical proofs is most impactful to you?
- Why?
- According to the abstract, who was the immediate audience for this speech?
- Is there another implied audience?
- Are you implicated as an audience member?
- Does this speech have relevance for this historical moment? Why or why not?
- Imagine you are on a conference panel discussing this speech and the experience you had listening to/witnessing it in a variety of formats. Compose a presentational manuscript which communicates:
- Your reaction to the sound
- Your reaction to the immersive experience
- Your reaction to the speech overall
- How you might use this speech, or an excerpt from it, to inform
- How you might use this speech, or an excerpt from it, to persuade
- How you would describe the experience to a prospective student about how it relates to public speaking
Note: Your response may include both positive and constructive comments, so
please feel free to be authentic in your responses.