Brandenburg Gate Speech Analysis

On June 12, 1987, President Ronald Regan gave an informative speech at the Brandenburg Gate, or commonly known as The Berlin Wall. He gave that speech to address the remarks he had on the Eastern and Western relations in Germany, as well as, the problems it causes within Germany and how it was being affected by The Berlin Wall. His speech was very effective, that it changed history from then on. The speech President Regan gave at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin was very effective because his speech was well organized and his manner of speaking was optimistic and precise. President Ronald Regan delivered a speech, in which, it helped change the future within the nation of Germany, by its efficiency to convey a message of hope.
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Ronald Regan addresses his remarks about the issues that the Brandenburg Gate in the European nation of Germany cause. To convey his message to the people, he created a well-organized speech, that used a Problem-Solution pattern to organize his ideas to create his message. In other words, he began with the concept of how the berlin wall caused division and other problems within Germany. “Behind me stands a wall that encircles the free sectors of this city, part of a vast system of barriers that divides the entire continent of Europe,” within this quote President Regan initiates that the Berlin wall is creating divisions between the people of eastern Germany and the people of western Germany. Also, the wall introduces problems with productivity within the nation. For example, President Regan states that the western part of Germany “has achieved a level of prosperity”, while the eastern part has “technological backwardness, declining standards of health, even want of the most basic kind—too little food”.
Then as he progressed, his ideas were moving towards a solution that would end the division. He explicitly says, “General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall,” in which he stating that tearing down the wall will help bring prosperity to the nation.
President Regan’s speech was not only efficient because it was well-organized, the manner in which he was speaking, precise and optimistic, also helped make his speech more understanding and effective.

According to the Speaker’s Compact Handbook, speaking precise and optimistic will help engage listeners. Similar ideas and concepts to the audience can also help make listeners be more involved. In fact, he used, similar ideas from Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs within the Speaker’s Compact Handbook, to relate and develop a connection, that involves survival and security needs, with the audience. For example, in this quote, “I understand the fear of war and the pain of division that afflict this continent—and I pledge to you my country's efforts to help overcome these burdens,” President Regan is making a connection with the audience that peace is needed rather than war, as well as, assuring the people involved in the conflict a credible security.
Speeches help get messages out to an audience. Being precise and the manner in which the speech is given affects the way the message is received. For example, President Ronald Regan’s speech in west Berlin was a very effective speech. It was effective because he was clear and precise with the main points or ideas he wanted to convey onto his audience. Also, the manner in which he spoke helped him out. In other words, he was optimistic and made a connection with the people involved in the situation to have a high credibility, as well as,

creating an emotional relationship to engage listeners.