Identify The Speaker's Sub-Genre Summary
• Identify the speaker's theme. How successfully did the speaker connect that theme to you as an audience member? o I believe the overall theme was determination. This was evident as he described multiple ways that we kill sleep, but it never gives and will ultimately get back at us. As a college student, it is easy to relate. By describing the many methods we use all use to avoid falling asleep, it made it very relatable
• Identify the speaker's sub-genre. How successfully did the speaker fulfill the expectations of that sub-genre? o The subgenre was a eulogy. This was made known specifically by exclaiming that sleep was dead. By detailing how little kids rely on sleep as a means of fueling their energy and how adults try to avoid it, it …show more content…
provided information on the overall life of sleep. As a result, it satisfied the expectations of a eulogy.
• Assess the speaker's delivery. Identify at least one strength, and also at least one area where the speaker should continue to improve their delivery. o The speaker did a good job of maintaining eye contact. Whenever he looked down at his speaker notes, he always made sure to look back up to address the audience. An area that I feel good use some work is the pauses. Several of the pauses between sentences were rather long and made it seem like he was not for sure where the speech was going.
• What is the speaker's greatest strength as a speaker? What should they continue to work on going forward? o A great strength the speaker possesses is the ability to appear confident in their speeches. This is evident with his good posture, eye contact, and maintaining a steady pace. An area that good use some work is maybe practicing a little more on the timing, especially for the pauses. The lengthy pauses take away from the speech and make it drag on a little bit.
Elizabeth
• Identify the speaker's theme. How successfully did the speaker connect that theme to you as an audience member? o I think the underlying theme was confidence. This was evident by describing her, mustache, wardrobe, and ability to be ahead of the game, especially in things that seemed like they would not work. Through her stories of her brother and various examples, she got her theme across.
• Identify the speaker's sub-genre.
How successfully did the speaker fulfill the expectations of that sub-genre? o The sub-genre was a toast. Through her stories and description of her brother’s achievements, she was able to get a positive feeling across for her what her brother achieved. Overall, the expectations for the toast were met.
• Assess the speaker's delivery. Identify at least one strength, and also at least one area where the speaker should continue to improve their delivery. o A major strength was the overall pace of the speech. The speed was consistent and was at a pace that allowed the audience to easily follow along without it dragging on. A weakness was sometimes it seemed like she focused on her visual aid more than an audience. It would have been more beneficial to allocate more eye contact to the audience to make them feel more engaged.
• What is the speaker's greatest strength as a speaker? What should they continue to work on going forward?
A great strength she possesses is the ability to express emotion. Through her facial expressions and the various tones in her voice, it made the speech more interesting. The only thing I can think of that could use some work is just to look at the audience a little more. This was not a major problem.
Joshua
• Identify the speaker's theme. How successfully did the speaker connect that theme to you as an audience member? o I believe the theme of the speech was resilience. This was evident by how he described embarrassing stories about him playing baseball, but subtle getting across how he never gave up. The theme was not addressed as well, primarily as I was not sure how I interpreted it was correct.
• Identify the speaker's sub-genre. How successfully did the speaker fulfill the expectations of that sub-genre? o I think the sub-genre was a roast. By telling embarrassing stories about himself and making fun of himself, it satisfied the expectations of a self-roast. Similarly, he was also able to recognize some of the good things he accomplished.
• Assess the speaker's delivery. Identify at least one strength, and also at least one area where the speaker should continue to improve their delivery. o A major strength was maintaining eye contact. By addressing the audience and not really relying on the speaker notes made the audience feel more engaged. A weakness was a lack of movement. The lack of hand gestures and other movements made him appear stiff.
• What is the speaker's greatest strength as a speaker? What should they continue to work on going forward? o A great strength the speaker possesses is the ability to develop well-thought out speeches. The overall structure and flow of the speech makes the speech more interesting and engaging. An aspect that could use some work is movement. By adding more hand gestures or moving around a little more will add to the overall confidence perceived by the audience.
• Identify the speaker's sub-genre. How successfully did the speaker fulfill the expectations of that sub-genre? o The subgenre was a eulogy. This was made known specifically by exclaiming that sleep was dead. By detailing how little kids rely on sleep as a means of fueling their energy and how adults try to avoid it, it …show more content…
provided information on the overall life of sleep. As a result, it satisfied the expectations of a eulogy.
• Assess the speaker's delivery. Identify at least one strength, and also at least one area where the speaker should continue to improve their delivery. o The speaker did a good job of maintaining eye contact. Whenever he looked down at his speaker notes, he always made sure to look back up to address the audience. An area that I feel good use some work is the pauses. Several of the pauses between sentences were rather long and made it seem like he was not for sure where the speech was going.
• What is the speaker's greatest strength as a speaker? What should they continue to work on going forward? o A great strength the speaker possesses is the ability to appear confident in their speeches. This is evident with his good posture, eye contact, and maintaining a steady pace. An area that good use some work is maybe practicing a little more on the timing, especially for the pauses. The lengthy pauses take away from the speech and make it drag on a little bit.
Elizabeth
• Identify the speaker's theme. How successfully did the speaker connect that theme to you as an audience member? o I think the underlying theme was confidence. This was evident by describing her, mustache, wardrobe, and ability to be ahead of the game, especially in things that seemed like they would not work. Through her stories of her brother and various examples, she got her theme across.
• Identify the speaker's sub-genre.
How successfully did the speaker fulfill the expectations of that sub-genre? o The sub-genre was a toast. Through her stories and description of her brother’s achievements, she was able to get a positive feeling across for her what her brother achieved. Overall, the expectations for the toast were met.
• Assess the speaker's delivery. Identify at least one strength, and also at least one area where the speaker should continue to improve their delivery. o A major strength was the overall pace of the speech. The speed was consistent and was at a pace that allowed the audience to easily follow along without it dragging on. A weakness was sometimes it seemed like she focused on her visual aid more than an audience. It would have been more beneficial to allocate more eye contact to the audience to make them feel more engaged.
• What is the speaker's greatest strength as a speaker? What should they continue to work on going forward?
A great strength she possesses is the ability to express emotion. Through her facial expressions and the various tones in her voice, it made the speech more interesting. The only thing I can think of that could use some work is just to look at the audience a little more. This was not a major problem.
Joshua
• Identify the speaker's theme. How successfully did the speaker connect that theme to you as an audience member? o I believe the theme of the speech was resilience. This was evident by how he described embarrassing stories about him playing baseball, but subtle getting across how he never gave up. The theme was not addressed as well, primarily as I was not sure how I interpreted it was correct.
• Identify the speaker's sub-genre. How successfully did the speaker fulfill the expectations of that sub-genre? o I think the sub-genre was a roast. By telling embarrassing stories about himself and making fun of himself, it satisfied the expectations of a self-roast. Similarly, he was also able to recognize some of the good things he accomplished.
• Assess the speaker's delivery. Identify at least one strength, and also at least one area where the speaker should continue to improve their delivery. o A major strength was maintaining eye contact. By addressing the audience and not really relying on the speaker notes made the audience feel more engaged. A weakness was a lack of movement. The lack of hand gestures and other movements made him appear stiff.
• What is the speaker's greatest strength as a speaker? What should they continue to work on going forward? o A great strength the speaker possesses is the ability to develop well-thought out speeches. The overall structure and flow of the speech makes the speech more interesting and engaging. An aspect that could use some work is movement. By adding more hand gestures or moving around a little more will add to the overall confidence perceived by the audience.