First Analysis - Obama’s 2004 DNC Cpeech This is the first entry in this site looking at great speeches in history‚ in movies‚ in business – wherever they can be found. Suggest some speeches‚ and if they’re great I’ll analyse them. The purpose of this blog is to try and give you some insight into why speeches work and how you can craft a speech that will win the argument‚ win the business‚ or maybe even win the heart of a loved one. In each case I’ll give some history to place the speech into context
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May 22‚ 2013 President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. Washington‚ D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President: You recently attended President Bush’s inauguration of his memorial library and‚ you must be thinking about your own legacy while you complete your 2nd term in office. It’s not too late for you to put your name next to some the greatest Presidents we’ve had in this country like Ronald Reagan and many others. But you need to have the political courage to do the right
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Prepared remarks of President Barack Obama: Back to School Event The president Barack Obama held a speech called “Back to School” on September 8‚ 2009. The speech was about the responsibility that you have as a young individual - responsibility to yourself‚ your teachers‚ parents and your country. Obama mentions‚ among other things‚ that you have to attend school to find out what you are good at and thereby what you want to make out of your future. He says that‚ without any education you’re never
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of the US election last? It begins immediately after the preceding election and doesn’t end until the voters have their say b) When does it start? At noon on the 20th of January following a presidential election. c)When does it end? In November on the election-day. 2) What is meant by an ”absentee ballot?” It is a “vote by mail” program for those who are away from home and wants to vote. 3) How does the
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Manuscript Good morning ladies and gentleman Thank you for inviting me here today it is a great pleasure for me to be at your University. Today I would like to talk to you about African-Americans situation in the United States. But first of all I would like to introduce myself. My name is Ronald Fryer and I am a professor of economics at Harvard University. In the next half hour I will answer some fundamental questions. I will especially talk to you about the African - Americans conditions in
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There has been many inauguration speeches and choosing only one is quite hard. I chose Barack Obama for the best inauguration speech. He put much effort into the speech and running the country that it was inspiring to many businesses and people all around the U.S. One way he was very inspiring and kind were how he promised many things and he delivered them. The speech he gave included many promises‚ including making all women equal and every race equal. He gave many people and organizations hope
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What is the extent of presidential power?” This is a question that has been debated in the United States since the days of founding the nation. It could be because throughout history‚ the president has a deep understanding of the government and what it entails. Stepping back to when Americans were just colonists‚ they dealt with specific situations that made them question their lives as they knew it. Awake from a revolution‚ the founders of America were concerned with an executive official‚ one that
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One key figure of speech that runs through the discourse of Bush’s rhetoric throughout his presidential career is that of metaphors of friendship. The term friend(s) is used very liberally in Bush’s speeches‚ sometimes alone‚ sometimes along with the term allies as the examples below show: “I recognize that not all of our friends agreed with our decision to enforce the Security Council before committing troops to Iraq” “We will hunt them by day and by night in every corner of the world until
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How does the U.S President get elected? When we were younger some of us say we were going to be doctors‚ lawyers‚ or police officers. Remember in elementary school in 5th grade‚ teachers set up an election. Students ran for president‚ vice president‚ and secretary. When it came to winning all you needed was a lot of candy and you had all the votes. But it is not that simple when it comes to being president of the United States. If someone wants to run for the presidency they have to get a head
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CONSTRAINTS ON EFFECTIVE PERSUASIVE SPEAKING Selective Listening -audience attends to messages‚ interprets them ‚ and remembers them selectively -if vague or unclear the audience will “clarify” with their views -start with areas of agreement and move to differences -audience may ignore message because of common ground Selective Perception Denial- refuse to accept a message that challenges them to change no matter what Dismissal- dispute that the message doesn’t apply to them Belittling
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