You need to include ALL of the following in your motivational speech:
A series of analogies
One or more allusions
A challenge to the audience's "manhood"
An appeal to national pride
Amplification
An appeal to personal pride
Antithesis
Other rhetorical strategies of your choice
All speeches are due on Tuesday, although some people won't present until Thursday. They must be well organized, well rehearsed, and well delivered.
Have fun!
How relaxed of a tone is okay for a formal speech?
ReplyDelete"Formal" in this case means "prepared." Many of the song speeches were off the cuff and unrehearsed, which was fine - delivery wasn't part of the requirements or your score. In this case, delivery and preparation count. If an informal tone helps your argument, that's fine.
ReplyDeleteHow long should this speech be?
ReplyDelete2 - 4 minutes. It's better to be closer to four than to two.
DeleteSo if we're presenting a not so serious topic do we need to present serious facts? For instance if we're saying why more bacon should be eaten do we need to say "because it's delicious" or can they be non real facts like "because it's good for you" I'm just not sure what kind of stuff would be okay....Does that make sense?
ReplyDeleteYou should review the two Dave Barry essays we've read to see how to present "facts" in an effective manner.
DeleteJust to clarify, that means that some "informal" language is permissible?
ReplyDelete-Aaron Niemetz
Your diction should make your argument more effective, not less so.
DeleteAlso, are we allowed to opposite the opposite side... For instance can we encourage people to eat more bacon saying that "it will kick start the sedentary lifestyle generally accepted among Americans" So I am actually arguing the other side... Is that not an okay thing to do?
ReplyDeleteAre you asking if satire is okay?
Deleteyes sir, I know sometimes it's not effective, I'm just not sure if now is one of those times. Also, I am having trouble organzing this speech, is there anytime to get help tomorrow???
ReplyDeleteIt's always effective, but it's hard to do well. As for help, I'm available during both lunches and after school. If I'm not in my room, bang on the B200 teachers' office.
DeleteAre we going to do any more brainstorming or anything in class? I don't know if its just me, but I am completely at a loss for what to write about.
ReplyDeleteYep, I felt very challenged...I don't know if I'm off and running yet, so I think a brainstorming time would be quiet helpful!
ReplyDeleteI only just figured my topic out last night and did a some prep work for it. What helped me was going online and looking at speech prompts (although my topic is far from any of the topics I looked at). I found that looking at other ideas helped my creative juices flow. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
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ReplyDeleteIf you use someone else's words without giving them credit, it's called plagiarism. It's also lousy ethos. Give him credit.
DeleteI accidentally deleted Ryan's comment. Here's the question that elicited the previous reply:
DeleteJust thought of another question. Can we nonchalantly voice a quote from somewhere? For instance, could I just say, “Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space," without accrediting it to Douglas Adams? Because I want to be able to say stuff like this without pausing for a credit every twenty seconds.