Comparing Aristotle's Ethos, Pathos And Logos

Persuasive speaking is a topic I have always been interested in, the way some orators are able to influence their audience by using Aristotle’s Ethos, Pathos, Logos appeal, seems to be a very important skill for any individual that is looking to have an impact when speaking to an audience.
The first thing I needed to accomplish was finding a topic that would get my audience’s interest, while also providing them with an important piece of information with a positive impact; I thought skin care was an important topic that sometimes, people don’t give it the importance it deserves
Going over every step specified in the syllabus, I noticed how this speech made an important emphasis on the order of the stages used to give this presentation, the Monroe’s Motivated Sequence seems to be specifically designed with the purpose of taking advantage of the audience’s attention in order to convince them of accepting the speaker’s viewpoint.

The attention stage, challenged me to obtain my audience’s focus; for this step I thought a personal story was perfect to get my audience to relate with my speech, a short narrative about my childhood would allow me to do that since I narrated a common situation in anyone’s life that could also bring memories to the audience, by doing this the listeners would be more engaged with my presentation.

The next step to prepare the speech was to find three problems caused by not engaging in the practices that my speech would promote, for this I needed trustworthy information from relevant sources, which brought me to do an extensive research.

I started by investigating on the internet on multiple articles, I tried to find approved medical articles for each topic I needed; I also used a book that covered information on contact dermatitis, and consulted my dermatologist aunt for a brief interview on the importance of skin care. By implementing facts accompanied by numbers, I was able to persuade the audience into giving more importance to the

issue.
To conclude the speech I quoted my aunt’s conclusion that lack of awareness was the biggest cause of skin related diseases, influencing my audience to stay informed of every risk taken by not giving enough attention to their skin.
The day of the presentation arrived and I felt more confident to speak than previous presentations, I made sure I was well prepared by going over the content and rehearsing multiple times. When my “Attention” started, I tried to be simple and relatable, by not using any sophisticated words, and implementing some humor to create an emotional bond with my audience.
Then I started to explain every problem In a way that was both informative and understandable to my audience using facts to support the point. I made sure to remember and include every citation I used. I also tried to keep proper position and movement, to correct mistakes I had on previous presentations. Finally, in my conclusion, I tried to appear as an advisor to my audience, creating trust by having eye contact with most of them while talking.
This presentation in my opinion was clearly the one I felt more prepared to speak, that resulted in my best message delivery yet since the class started. Learning the power of persuasive skills, their influence on our existing society, and the importance of being ethical and truthful when persuading, was incredibly useful and compelling.