Saturday, December 3, 2011

Reflection on Persuasive Speeches

Many of the speeches were very inspiring and had such strong techniques used. Tala's speech was very inspiring, the quotations she used, the tone she spoke in and the metaphors she used were very effective and gave me goosebumps while listening. Mikheil's speech was also very persuasive, because he knew how to connect with the audience and his use of sense of humour and examples was also very entertaining. Byanne's speech was also extremely persuasive and is personally, a very sensitive topic to speak about, she really did use great tone and rhetorical questions to address her issue and persuade the audience that Palestine should really be recognized. Jana's speech was also very inspiring and inspired me the most because it was a topic i could relate to since the issue of cosmetic surgery has spread widely.
What i found very effective with Jana's delivery was her aggressive approach to the topic, showing how much of a great issue it has become. Her tone was very suitable to her perspective about the issue, and metaphors also used very well; for example, related cosmetic women to clowns- i loved that. It was an issue that all girls of our generation could relate to, because all girls seek beauty, but beauty is not not perfection, but it is imperfection.
In my speech, i think i did well; was the tone i spoke in to deliver my message. I tried to speak from my heart so that the tone would be suitable to the issue of my speech.
I think if i spoke more confidentially in the beginning of the speak it would have been a bit better; also quoting real life examples people choosing not to have Euthanasia, would help make the speech more persuasive.

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