State of the Union
Watch President Obama deliver his State of the Union Address.
How was his delivery? He will be utilizing a manuscript speech style - how well did he use this format? Using terms from your textbook and lecture notes how well did he present his speech? (pitch, volume, rate, gestures, eye contact). (one to two paragraphs)
Choose two sentences from his speech that stood out to you - tell me what they are and tell me why they stood out? Do you agree with the statements? Were the images strong? What do you think he wanted you to see from his word choices? (two full paragraph)
Did he tell any stories? Briefly re-tell one of his narratives. Was it effective? Why or Why not? (at least two full paragraphs)
In your opinion state in one paragraph how you felt the speech went - did you feel he was a good speaker, or not? did you feel he presented the information in an effective manner or not? (this is not based on your political affiliations - please make comments on the SPEECH not your likes or dislikes of him or his political party).
Finally what did you see? Look at the non verbals from all of the senators in the audience. Using terms from your textbook write about the non verbals you saw during the speech. (e.g. eye contact, facial expressions, posture) (this should be one paragraph)
All papers must be typed and should be a minimum of seven full paragraphs.
How was his delivery? He will be utilizing a manuscript speech style - how well did he use this format? Using terms from your textbook and lecture notes how well did he present his speech? (pitch, volume, rate, gestures, eye contact). (one to two paragraphs)
Choose two sentences from his speech that stood out to you - tell me what they are and tell me why they stood out? Do you agree with the statements? Were the images strong? What do you think he wanted you to see from his word choices? (two full paragraph)
Did he tell any stories? Briefly re-tell one of his narratives. Was it effective? Why or Why not? (at least two full paragraphs)
In your opinion state in one paragraph how you felt the speech went - did you feel he was a good speaker, or not? did you feel he presented the information in an effective manner or not? (this is not based on your political affiliations - please make comments on the SPEECH not your likes or dislikes of him or his political party).
Finally what did you see? Look at the non verbals from all of the senators in the audience. Using terms from your textbook write about the non verbals you saw during the speech. (e.g. eye contact, facial expressions, posture) (this should be one paragraph)
All papers must be typed and should be a minimum of seven full paragraphs.
Full Transcript and Video
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