A Rhetorical Analysis Of Obama's Speech

Presentation Analysis There are many things that play a role in our life that will motivate what we are going to do and how we are going to achieve the goals we have. In Barack Obama’s Inspirational Speech, he talks about how and what inspired him to continue his path in delivering justice and to start different movements for his career. Public speaking features communication between a speaker and his or her audience. The speaker does most of the talking but the audience give feedback. Public speaking emphasizes the spoken word, and the speaker is prepared for their presentation. In this presentation we can see how Barack Obama is very well prepared for his speech. His speech is well addressed to everyone. Obama’s speech addresses how anyone is capable of doing extraordinary things even if you are just “ordinary”. The speaker, Barack, delivers himself using ethos and pathos throughout his speech to make his speech more effective. The speaker has a very persuasive effect on how reaching one’s goals and

He begins directing his audience and thanking them for being there and begins off with a person story. His attention-getter promotes pathos and has his audience engaged in what he is going to say next and how he will deliver his message. The speaker establishes his credibility by using personal experiences and by past history on the issue of injustice. He states, “I wasn't really serious in terms of my studies… had some awareness of the world around me had some sense of injustice in on fairness” (Barack Obama Inspirational Speech, 2013). The speaker tells the audience his thesis statement which he states, “ordinary people can do extraordinary things when they’re given an opportunity…” (Barack Obama Inspirational Speech, 2013). This is inspirational because he influences not only people who are educated or wealthy but everyone who is in different types of categories of financial status, race, and