Public speaking is the action of addressing public gatherings. In order to come up with a good speech, one needs to have a good mastery of the elements of a good speech. A public speech has three basic elements that anyone who desires to be a good public speaker should master. This is the most important part of the speech since it involves the introduction of the speaker and his topic to the audience. If the speaker loses, the audience at the introduction there is a better chance that he or she may not be able to have them in the rest of the speech. The first thing one should do is to capture the attention of the audience. This can be done in a variety of ways including beginning your speech with a joke, a parable or a wise saying. Also …show more content…
The content of the speech depends on the topic of study. The speech needs to be better organized so that the audience can quickly follow. There needs to be a clear transition from one point to another and not just jumping around. The audience should follow the speech clearly. The points should be building each other. There is need for coherence and buildup of ideas from the simple one to the more complex ones. A skilled public speaker should be able to cultivate the emotions of the audience and lead them to a proper climax. Developing the culmination of speech is one of the most important aspects of the speech and the hardest. The conclusion is a chance for the speaker to wrap up the loose ends that he or she had forgotten in the body. The speaker should drive his or her point home by using one or more examples. If it is a persuasive speech, the audience should be told what is expected of them in terms of what they should now. If not they should be told the most important point that they should take from the whole speech. The audience should come out of the speech fully aware of why the speech mattered (Dlugan, …show more content…
Three of those elements are the ethos, pathos and logos, When we talk off ethos we refer to the credibility of the speaker pathos means the emotional connection that there is between the speaker and the audience and logos is the logical argument that the speaker presents in between the delivery of the speech. When we refer to ethos, various points are raised. These points are whether the audience has respect for the speaker, whether they believe in the speaker and whether they are convinced that the speaker has the moral authority to speak on the topic. When it comes to pathos, we ask ourselves whether the speaker’s choice of words evokes feelings of love, sympathy or fear, whether the use of visuals evoke feelings of compassion o envy and whether the characterization of the various aspects evoke feelings, hate, competition, or other feelings. Logos simply seeks to ask if the speaker’s message makes sense, if the speech is characterized by the use of true facts and figures and if the speech amounts to the desired goals (Dlugan,
Edlund, John R. Ethos, Logos, Pathos: Three Ways to Persuade.” Cal Poly Pomona, n.d. Web. 6
Pathos is the author's use of emotions and sympathy to urge the audience to agree with his or her standpoint. And lastly, logos apply sound reasoning (logic) to attract the typical ideas of the audience and to prove the author's point of view. "Lockdown" by Evans D. Hopkins is a fine example of an author using these appeals to persuade his audience. Hopkins uses of the three appeals are easy to locate and relate to throughout the entire passage. He undoubtedly uses rhetoric to try and keep his audiences focused and to persuade them to feel the way he does about the treatment of prisoners.
Moving into the speech, pathos,ethos, and logos were mentioned multiple times. Pathos appeal to the emotions which help the reader connect to the speaker. For instance, the use of “Us” and “America will rise” various times allows the audience to connect more to the subject. Also, Booker mentions the statement “Love knows that every American has worth and value” which conveys that the audience is important and that the people of America are in this together. Ethos are appeals to credibility or
Effectively communicating an idea or opinion requires several language techniques. In his study of rhetoric, Aristotle found that persuasion was established through three fundamental tools. One is logos, which is used to support an argument through hard data and statistics. Another is ethos, which is the credibility of an author or speaker that allows an audience to conclude from background information and language selection a sense of knowledge and expertise of the person presenting the argument. The impact of pathos, however, is the most effective tool in persuasion due to the link between emotions and decisions. Although each of these tools can be effective individually, a combination of rhetorical devices when used appropriately has the ability to sway an audience toward the writer’s point of view.
Aristotle’s rhetorical triangle links three elements of arguing together: the speaker, the story, and the audience. The relationship between the elements determines the speaker’s argument and whether it will be successful in oratory or literature. Ethos, Logos and Pathos are each different aspects of the argument that must be balanced in order to succeed in persuading or convincing an audience. Ethos, or character, relates to the speaker’s credibility that the audience appeals to: it is useful when persuading a group of people to trust what you are saying or doing. Logos, or logic, is a way of convincing and appealing by reason, truth, and facts. Pathos relates to the audience’s emotions and their response to what the speaker is saying.
“Ethos, Pathos, and Logos are modes of persuasion used to convince audiences. They are also referred to as the three artistic proofs (Aristotle coined the terms), and are all represented by Greek words” (Ben Bernanke).
... their arguments. Each appeal focuses on a different subject or idea. Logos is based on facts and reason, pathos is based on emotions, and ethos is based on character. Writers tend to use the three diverse appeals to attract and encourage the reader to agree with the writer’s argument. For example, in the essay “One Picture is Worth a Thousand Diets,” Goodman uses logos to inform his audience about his ideas and research. On the other hand, in the essay “The Good Death,” Webb uses pathos for her readers to be able to interact and understand her work in detail. Furthermore, readers tend to be persuaded by writers that have a meaningful and influential essay with facts, opinions, emotions, values, and character. The diverse ideas enable the reader to interact with the writer, and help the reader understand the work to the fullest. In addition to interacting with the author, the different appeals also help the reader feel and gain trust in the author. The diverse appeals illustrate how people tend to react when the author has gained his or her trust. Many writers tend to use one of the three appeals to encourage his or her audience to understand and agree with his or her argument.
Aristotle’s mode of persuasion Logos, Pathos and Ethos are all components often used to persuade an audience. Logos appeals to logic or stating the facts, Pathos taps into your emotions and Ethos demonstrates the presenter’s credibility. Determining which appeal was used will assist you on having a clear understanding if you should buy into the idea, product etc.
President Lincoln, King George VI, and President F. Roosevelt all gave speeches facing a conflict and they used ethos, pathos, and logos when persuading their audiences of the arguments they presented. They used ethos to prove their credibility and trustworthiness, pathos to attract their audience and connect to them on an emotional level, and logos to back up their information and arguments with logical reasoning.
Ethos, pathos, and logos are persuasive techniques used in writing to create a strong paper. Ethos is the aspect that focuses on the writer’s credibility. Lack of credible sources, tone and thoughtfulness create a negative perspective shown on the author by the reader, therefore, constructing a poor foundation. The audience must believe the writer is well-educated and or passionate about the topic being discussed. Pathos is related to the audience. For a piece of writing to be truly influential, it must cater to the reader. A writer should keep in mind who will be reading their content. Pathos can vary from personal anecdotes to the author’s use of language and word choice. Any means that attempt to connect with the reader emotionally
Over the recent four months in Communication 1402 class, I have addressed three formal speechs and completed a number of chapters in the corresponding textbook “Communication Works”. This course of Communication aims to provide general information what public speaking is and how to address a public speaking. Recalling back the experience during the processes of completing the Speech to Imform, Speech to Persuade, and Group Presentation, I will draw a conclusion about this course and these three presentations in five aspects, comprising my previous perception of public speaking before this course; learning from the Speech to Inform; the goal and evaluation of Speech to Persuade; learning from the Group Presentation; the most important thing learned from this course.
I have also learned about different types of audiences and speeches including persuasive, informative, entertaining and delivering special occasion speeches. It came to my attention that whenever I was making these presentations or speeches, I needed to do so with confidence, consistence and practice before the actual presentation and completely eliminate the element of panic. It was also clear that capturing the attention of the audience and engaging them in the whole process, it was necessary to have a very strong introduction and also try and use visuals to deliver the message. It was therefore vital to respect each person’s diversity and cultural values (Lucas, 2011).
Public speaking is one of the most under rated skills learned in school, yet is one of the most valuable. The way you communicate shows a lot about you, and can influence other’s opinions of you. In every profession communicatiis important. Good communication skills, no matter what you plan to do in life, will help you out greatly and improve your chances against a harsh job market. I am majoring in Business Administration and Law, and communication is one of the biggest parts of business and law, yet communication is hardly ever taught in business classes for my major. I think that a communications class like public speaking, for example, should be not just for a college class, but taught in high school and middle school as well. I believe several classes would allow anyone to become an expert speaking. The only way to fully learn public speaking is to get up in front of people and talk to them. One can not learn public speaking from a book.
I have had some experiences with public speaking when I was in high school. I had many presentations in English class. My English teacher would make us recite poem, plays, and speeches in class. I was always nervous while speaking in front of the class because I always thought I would forget what I was saying. Speaking in a group was not as bad as doing it alone. In a group I was able to work with others and it felt like a class discussion with me standing up. However, when I was by myself I was always nervous because all eyes were on me.
In public speaking I learned many types of concepts, theories and terms of communication. In concepts of publicly speaking there’s, relaxation, practice, credibility, attention getters, attire, organization, volume, emotion, audience relation, and movement. In my first speech, “The any old bag speech” I quickly learned the do’s, don’ts and concepts of my speech performance.