1/5/2024 0 Comments Ispeech critiqueLiked “the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve,” though it is not in the league with “the mystic chords of memory.” Obama’s “know that you are on the wrong side of history” “A nation cannot prosper when it favors only the prosperous” was a nice insertion with an eye toward Bartlett’s, and I To his oratorical credit, the president did not strain for quotable quotes. Word is “responsibly” - and “forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan,” which is a dovish way of saying he may have to risk the doves’ charge of “Obama’s war.”Ī soundbite that will echo is “We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense” followed by a tough message to terrorists: “You cannot outlast us, and we will defeat He was not above using the old straw man “those-who” device, scorning “some who question the scale of our ambitions” and “what the cynics fail to understand.” He skirted theĬontroversy about harsh interrogations with a facile “As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals” - when there are times when that painful choiceĬannot be “rejected.” Obama followed that soon enough with a paragraph appealing to hardliners, promising to “responsibly leave Iraq to its people” - hawks can hope the operative “Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.” That worked. Once wrote a line for Nixon, “America cannot stand pat,” which got a glare from the First Lady - we never used that phrase again.) Obama topped that passage with a warmly familiar metaphor: He got into a good rhythm with a cheer-up paragraph, reminding us of America’s productive workers and inventive minds, our capacity undiminished, setting up his warning against “standing pat.” (I Get-this tone is better directed to the Russians. angrily had done instead, he called it a “consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collectiveįailure to make hard choices.” That was an unexpectedly tolerant note, but which he stepped on with an imperious, lecturing pointer phrase about meeting challenges: “Know this, America.” That Obama was wise not to blame only the capitalists for the sinking economy, as F.D.R. Was “a moment that will define a generation,” but the two thoughts were unconnected. Late in the speech, he said that “the spirit of service” Line or Roosevelt’s following phrase “has a rendezvous with destiny,” but today’s speaker showed no sign of its resonance. He used the phrase “this generation of Americans,” reminding some of J.F.K.’s “torch has been passed” Properly reminded us at the start that he was taking office in the midst of a crisis. HYPERLINK “” \t “_blank” “Listening Critique Instructions” by Lee Ann, HYPERLINK “” \t “_blank” COM101, HYPERLINK “” \t “_blank” Clinton Community College is licensed under HYPERLINK “” \t “_blank” CC BY 4.“Maybe he considered ‘the better angels of our nature’ too cornball.”Īfter the first stumbling presidential oath-taking I can recall - as much the fault of the Chief Justice as the incoming president, but it’s not something they can rehearse - President Barack Obama This should be in paragraph format not in list/numbered format. In the rare situation that you perceive the speech as flawless, give two points of high praise in support of how the speech in delivery and/or writing was outstanding. Give your detailed suggestions, a minimum of two, on how the speech could be improved. Tell me if they approved or disapproved, believed or disbelieved, accepted or rejected, enjoyed or were bored by the presentation ( How you could tell?) Explain how the writing and the delivery of the speech were effectively TAILORED for this target audience by describing the audience reaction. Include your evaluation of effectiveness of the speaker’s use of visual aids and technology.ĭescribe the audience reaction. Comment on poise, posture, use of gesture, bodily movement, loudness, rate, pitch, quality, and variety of the voice, eye contact, pronunciation and articulation, personal appearance and authoritativeness. “the speaker told a story about a special day in her childhood when she went fishing with her grandfather” or “the speaker gave current statistics about how gang violence is on the increase in our city.”)Īnalyze BOTH the speaker’s delivery and use of visual aids. (You do not have to retell the whole story or get all of the numbers down accurately, but rather, tell me what kinds of sub-points they used in brief–e.g. Include whether the speaker used examples, illustrations, stories, definitions, quotations, facts, statistics, or slogans, and how they were used in the speech. You may bullet list your notes under each heading:Introduction,Īnalyze the supporting materials or evidence. (This is the only part of your report which should NOT be in paragraph format.
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