Analysis of Speeches

1. Analysis of Speeches Session 3: Public Speaking 18 November 2008 sesion 3_ speech analysis

2. Introduction to speech analysis sesion 3_ speech analysis

3. Barack Obama: President-Elect of the United States To be inaugurated as the American President on January 20, 2009 sesion 3_ speech analysis

4. Barak Obama • In the November 4,2008 United States Presidential election he won 53% of the popular vote, and 349 electoral votes to rival John McCain’s 173 (with 15 electoral votes belonging to North Carolina as yet unclaimed), winning the election and setting him to become President of the United States when inaugurated on January 20, 2009. • Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_United_States_Presidential_election sesion 3_ speech analysis

5. Speech 1 “It’s been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, at this defining moment, change has come to America.” Source:Reuters. (2008). Obama by a landslide. The BangkokPost, p. 1. sesion 3_ speech analysis

6. Speech 1: Questions • What is the purpose of this statement? • Which part of the speech is it? sesion 3_ speech analysis

7. Example of speech analysis sesion 3_ speech analysis

8. Speech 2 Before his Election Night speech last night, Barack sent out this message to supporters: I'm about to head to Grant Park to talk to everyone gathered there, but I wanted to write to you first. We just made history. And I don't want you to forget how we did it. You made history every single day during this campaign -- every day you knocked on doors, made a donation, or talked to your family, friends, and neighbors about why you believe it's time for change. sesion 3_ speech analysis

9. Speech 2: Questions • What is the purpose of this speech? sesion 3_ speech analysis

10. Speech 3 I want to thank all of you who gave your time, talent, and passion to this campaign. We have a lot of work to do to get our country back on track, and I'll be in touch soon about what comes next. But I want to be very clear about one thing... All of this happened because of you. Thank you, Barack Source: http://www.barackobama.com/index.php sesion 3_ speech analysis

11. Speech 3: Questions • What is the purpose of this statement? • Which part of the speech is it? sesion 3_ speech analysis

12. Speech 4 “It's great to be back on the First Coast. I have just one word for you, Florida: tomorrow.” Remarks of Senator Barak Obama (Jacksonville, FL, November 3, 2008) Source: http://www.barackobama.com/2008/11/03/remarks_of_senator_barack_obam_155.php sesion 3_ speech analysis

13. Speech 4: Questions • What is the purpose of this statement? • Can you see evidence of language that appeals to emotions? • What is it? sesion 3_ speech analysis

14. Speech 5 We the people, in order to form a more perfect union. Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched America's improbable experiment in democracy. Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/18/obama.transcript/index.html sesion 3_ speech analysis

15. Speech 5: Questions • What is the purpose of this statement? • What strategies did he use to do so? sesion 3_ speech analysis

16. Speech Terms • Prose – writing that is not poetry • Poetry – a collection of poems • Poem – a piece of writing in which the word are chosen for their sound and the images they suggest. sesion 3_ speech analysis

17. Bathos& Impromptu • Bathos – a sudden change • Impromptu – done without preparation or planning. sesion 3_ speech analysis

18. Purpose of the speech sesion 3_ speech analysis

19. Persuasive & Informative • Persuasion – the act of persuading someone to do something or to believe something • Informative – giving useful information sesion 3_ speech analysis

20. Strategies used in speaking sesion 3_ speech analysis

21. Figurative & Literal • Figurative speech – language used in a way that is different from the usual meaning • Literal speech – being the basic or usual meaning of a word or phrase. sesion 3_ speech analysis

22. Idiom • Idiom – a group of words whose meaning is different from the meaning of the individual words. sesion 3_ speech analysis

23. Simile • Simile – a word or phrase that compares something to something else, using the words “like” or “as.” • My love is like a red, red rose sesion 3_ speech analysis

24. Metaphor • Metaphor – a word or phrase used in an imaginative way to describe someone or something else sesion 3_ speech analysis

25. Emphasis – special importance that is given to something • Bulleted – Highlighted • Humour - the quality in something that makes it funny or amusing sesion 3_ speech analysis

26. I have a dream Martin Luther King’s Speech sesion 3_ speech analysis

27. Assignment 2: Martin Luther King’s Speech 1) What do you think this speech is about? Is it informative or persuasive? What is he trying to persuade or inform about? 2) What types of metaphor does Martin Luther King use? What image is he creating (In bold type)? 3) Mark in examples of repetition of words for rhythm. 4) Can you see evidence of language that appeals to emotions? 5) What methods of persuasion does Martin Luther King use? sesion 3_ speech analysis

28. Assignment 3: Speech Recording • Choose one part of Obama’s Speech ( about 2 pages) • Practice delivering that speech • Record the speech and burn a CD. • Write your name, pages of speech chosen. sesion 3_ speech analysis