Analysis Of Public Speaking

Throughout the semester I have experienced several do’s and don’ts’ of public speaking. When looking into what makes a speaker great there we several things that came to mind and I held all the speakers I listened to, to the same standard. A speaker has to know the audience and tailor the speech to engage them. A speaker has to have not only accurate content, but interesting content so the message is universally understood. The way the speech is delivered also contributes to the effectiveness of the speech. I learned while listening to these speakers that content isn’t the only aspect that makes or breaks the speech, thought an important part, there is much more to a great speech.

I had the pleasure of listening to Dr. Maura Cullen speak on issues of diversity as a part of the first year student initiative. She spoke on many issues that relate to having a diverse student body. I was already interested in the topic that she was presenting on so she didn’t have to do much to gain my

She had a wealth of informational knowledge supported by stories to convince the audience of her message. She spoke about the issue surrounding race and how she was faced with the difficulty of not being informed. She shared a personal story about how she, as a white person, was not knowledgeable about the differences relating to race. She spoke about how the cultural differences between her and her friend of color. This experience allowed her to see that we are not all the same, but the differences that we have are okay. The way she delivered the message was in a fun and exciting way. She used an upbeat tone of voice and told the story as if she was speaking with a group of friends. This made the audience listen to every word she had to say. She stood at the podium for the majority of the story while maintaining casual eye contact putting the audience at