Analyzing Emily's Speech During Dinner With Family

To begin, Emily started her speech with an effective attention grabber. To be more specific, she asked the audience a question. The question was if any of us had ever heard the sound of a pager for a fire call during dinner with family. As she asked this question, the audience heard the sound of a pager for a fire call. Due to this, it was clear that she asked an interesting question and provided the audience with further evidence to engage the audience. The real audio file helped make it feel like the audience was really hearing the sound during a family dinner. The sound grabbed the audience’s attention by encouraging further listening when she spoke. In addition, the speaker related the topic to the audience members by reminding us of our own family dinners and real life situations that are possible to members of a firehouse family.

She also said that her own brother is an active firefighter which helps make her a credible speaker. Furthermore, the speaker had a thesis statement in her introduction. However, it was hard to pick out as she went a little quick. Nonetheless, she mentioned the training a firefighter must endure, the gear they must wear, and the typical day of a firefighter. These points were clearly mentioned and clarified throughout the body of the speech. Due to this, the main ideas flowed together properly. Each idea was presented well and she would transition into the next point by mentioning the beginning of a new story. For example, she would start a new topic by mentioning Chaz or Mathew and how their story relates to the new topic she was introducing. With this is in mind, Emily was able to relate the information to the audience. Every time she told a story of Chaz and Mathew’s experiences and her kinship with them; the audience was reminded of