Ronald Reagan Speech Analysis

Speeches throughout history have inspired many to do good and bad. Political figures are expected to be some of the best speakers in the world and are expected to deliver speeches quite frequently. Some are better than others and some speeches are more inspiring than others, some speeches are a lot better than others, and some are just historical. Ronald Reagan was a popular president and he was considered a very good speaker. His Address to the Nation on Challenger is one of his better and well known speeches, the speech addressed the nation during a time of agony.
This speech was given instead of the planned state of the union speech given annually by presidents. On January 28th 1986 a space shuttle took off on the coast of Florida and it
Not only was the flow good, so where the actually words that were said. Reagan gave words of sympathy to the families in what was a very hard time for them. It was also successful because I did not hear any “um’s or uh’s” in the speech. Another reason why I think it was a successful is because it was the right amount of sympathy for the families. It was obviously a very hard time for them but President Reagan didn’t make it a five minute monologue saying how sorry he was and how much we should honor them. Instead, he said how great they were and how much he appreciates their sacrifice and bravery for the cause. Personally, it was one of the best speech’s I have seen any president give.
Ronald Reagan’s Address to the Nation on the Challenger is a great example of good public speaking. Reagan uses great language throughout the speech and puts people in a better mood about a very tragic event in American history. Throughout the speech he addresses the majority of the population and thanks people who were involved in helping the space shuttle reach space. His use of all these elements is why I personally love this speech and think it is a great speech for anyone to