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Speaking for the Common Good: Barbara Jordan's Great Speech Analysis

Explore Congresswoman Barbara Jordan's impactful speech at the 1976 Democratic Party convention, analyzing its occasion, structure, and key skills. Discover how she champions the common good with parallelism, sympathy, and powerful quotations. Uncover the essence of democracy and equality in her message.

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Speaking for the Common Good: Barbara Jordan's Great Speech Analysis

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  1. Great Speech Analyses & Delivery “Who Then Will Speak for the Common Good?” by Congresswoman Barbara Jordan Presented by: Bella, Carolin, Denise, Helen Melissa Sherry

  2. Presentation Outline • About Barbara Jordan and Her Speech • Occasion Analyses • Structure Analyses • 4 Skills We Learn from Her Speech • Q & A • Parallelism • Sympathy • Framing & Quotation in Conclusion • References

  3. Title:“Who Then Will Speak for the Common Good?” • Speaker:Congresswoman Barbara Jordan • Intended Audiences:members of the Democratic Party. • Occasion:the 1976 convention of the Democratic Party in New York • Purpose:to call on the members of the Democratic Party to lead the way for upholding the common good.

  4. Barbara Jordan Photo Credit:

  5. Overall Structure Analyses • Introduction (1-3) --Recall of memory→ The history of Democratic Party • Body (4-12) --Question description→ People’s indifference of society --Key issue→ The cooperation of the whole country --Supporting ideas→ The public officials’ help • Conclusion (13) --Famous quote, Abraham Lincoln, the Republican President—common will & true equality

  6. Key Messages & Reasoning *Why do people want to turn to Democracy party forhelp? • The Democratic party’s concept of governing.

  7. *Beliefs • 1. Equality for all and privileges for none. • 2. People are the source of all governmental power. • 3. The government is not just one interest group. • 4. They are a party of innovation. • 5. The gap between the promise and reality of • America can one day be finally closed.

  8. *Restatement • The beliefs are the bedrock of our concept of governing. • The beliefs represent what this country is all about. • The beliefs are not negotiable.

  9. Structure: Introduction 1. In the beginning— Introduce history of the convention. 2. Then— continuation of the tradition Yet--- “something is different about tonight” the uniqueness 3. A lot of “I could…” ---to show her sincerity

  10. Structure: Body 4. Because “the citizens of America expect more,” she states her ideal goal. --- A national community 5. Therefore--- People turn to the Democratic Party for help. 6. To fulfill the promise of America To create and sustain a society in which all of us are equal

  11. 7. Admit their mistakes and reassure people that they’d improve. • 8 Raise problems and consequences • 9. Who will speak for America? • Who then will speak for the common good?

  12. 10. New election year define and shape the common good 11. What public officials should do more is required 12. Make assurance doubly sure (I have confidence…) 13. Conclusion—Common Good & Equality quoted Abraham Lincoln

  13. Skills we can apply to our speech • 1. Question • 2. Parallel • 3. Sympathy • 4. Quotation

  14. Question--- If that happens, who then will speak for America? Who then will speak for the common good? This is the question which must be answered in 1976. Are we to be one people bound together by common spirit sharing in a common endeavor or will we become a divided nation?

  15. Parallel & ContrastProposal • I could list the many problems which Americans have. • I could list the problems which cause people to feel cynical, angry, frustrated: problems include lack of integrity; the feeling that the grand American experiment is failing or has failed. • I could recite these problems and then I could sit down and offer no solutions. • But I don’t choose to do that either.

  16. Quotation for a Memorable Conclusion • Now, I begin this speech by commenting to you on the uniqueness of a Barbara Jordan making the keynote address. • Well I am going to close my speech by quoting a Republican President and I ask you that as you listen to these words of Abraham Lincoln, relate them to the concept of national community in which every last one of us participates:

  17. “ As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of Democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference is no Democracy.” ---Abraham Lincoln

  18. Thank you for your attention!

  19. Overall Evaluation of the Speech • Strengths: (Why we consider the speech as a great speech for analyses) • Its effective introduction & conclusion • The four skills we can learn and apply • The Instructor’s Comment: • How does the speaker tailor her speech to the occasion and how effective is the speech in delivering her message and persuading about equality (upheld by Democratic Party)? • How effective is her delivery (if any audio materials is provided)?

  20. Reference • “A Tribute to Barbara Jordan”1936-1996 http://www.elf.net/bjordan/default.asp --with her photo, -Opening of Barbara Jordan's address to the Judiciary Committee considering impeachment of then President Richard Nixon. • This led to Barbara Jordan's Keynote Speech at the 1976 Democratic National Convention.

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