Coat For The Homeless Speech

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The speaker I saw was Veronika Scott, BFA, and also the CEO of the Empowerment Plan based in Detroit, Michigan. Scott 's purpose of the speech was to inform, more specifically, to bring light to the obstacles homeless people face on a daily basis. She told her firsthand accounts of seeing homelessness from an outside perspective and how she was inspired to help change these people 's lives. She designed a coat for the homeless that doubles as a sleeping bag. This speech was put on by the University Speaker Series but people from outside UW Oshkosh came to see her speak. Her organizational pattern was in chronological order, starting with her background and working up to where she is now. The first point she discussed was her background and where the idea for the coat she designed came. Second, the struggles she saw homeless people in Detroit face. Third, how she started the Empowerment Plan and where it is today. Each bit of information and personal …show more content…

I think she looked comfortable on stage because she stood with confidence and made a variety of hand gestures. She didn 't move around the stage very often but I don 't think that affected her delivery very much. Throughout the speech, she maintained good eye contact with the audience and this made it seem more interpersonal. In the Q & A session, she also maintained eye contact with the person questioning her. It was extremely clear that she felt passionate about her hometown and the people in it. She stated that even though she is the CEO of a company now, she still is involved with helping the people of her city. She feels dedicated to helping the homeless also because every person she hires to make the coats, is homeless. She displayed good judgment because of her admirable company, but she also told the audience she started off very inexperienced in the business

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