9/11 Speech Characteristics

As explained in the Public Speaking textbook by Steven and Susan Beebe, there are certain characteristics that help make or break a good speech given, whether it is from our former President or our current Principal these can be categorized in groups such as perfecting the eye contact when delivering a speech, using the correct gestures, having an open posture, talking with positive facial expressions, and being able to deliver the speech in a conversational style. When I watched the speech by our former president addressed to the public after a horrific event on September 11, 2001, I had perceived that it would be up to the public’s eye expectations when it came to the appearance but the words from our former president did stick to everyone who remained alert. Using emotions and positive reinforcement, the president informs that the United States was under attack and that the wounds of this is unhealed and not as forgetful. He spent most of the speech informing that this was a declaration of war as he chose his words wisely to the tearful public for what happened in New York and the Pentagon.
This allowed the audience to gain interest and acknowledge the fact that the commander and chief of the army was giving an important speech on a sudden action. According to the Public Speaking textbook, when practicing how to make eye contact it would help to speak loud enough so that the far end of the room could hear, of course, the President’s speech was in a room filled with parents and students that were making noise and crying through it all so it seemed as if he had to address his speech at a softer tone but with an iron fist through the