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A Rhetorical Analysis Of Mrs. Pierson's Speech
Immediately as the Mrs. Pierson begins speaking she has established an excellent relationship with her audience. Granted that the audience members usually pay large amounts of money to witness Ted talks, I personally hope they would enjoy the content. Nevertheless, she seemed to really grip everyone’s attention with a topic that she truly seemed passionate and well informed about.
The implementation of her anecdotes really hit home with the audience’s feelings, you could visually see how they enjoyed hearing her speak. Her ability to keep the audience engaged and waiting for her next line to come out was evidence of how connected she was with them. It is rare to see someone be able to hit each of the emotional components of a speech.
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