Analyse a speaker

  Guidelines for the Term Paper In this document, students will find some guidelines and a list of speakers/speeches on TED TALKS for students to select ONE SPEAKER/SPEECH to analyze and critique according to criteria that we have discussed in class. Included in the criteria for students to write about will be: the overall content and message of the speech; use of storytelling, facts, relevant research and statistics (sources cited), as well as any other supportive data to strengthen main points; the relevance and timeliness of the subject matter; the organization and structure of the speech (considering the unfolding method that we utilize in Public Speaking); the bookend of the Introduction and Conclusion; verbal (language that suits the topic and the audience) and use of verbal devices (identify alliteration, analogies—metaphors and similes—antithesis, parallelism and repetition); the use of imagery and visual aids (attractiveness, currency, and relevance of slides and Power-point); aspects of nonverbal delivery (posture; eye contact; use of facial expressions, gestures, and movement; dress and demeanor) and paralanguage (rate, volume, pitch variation, pause, stress, energy, and animation). Students should make reference to the speaker’s adaptation of Aristotle’s pillars of persuasion: ethos, logos, and pathos, as well as Cicero’s 5 canons of rhetoric: invention, arrangement, style, memory, and delivery. With regard to the subject matter, it is important for students to make connections with personal experiences and knowledge gained through Public Speaking and other classes in academia (for example, Psychology, Philosophy, Sociology; Economics, English, and Communication classes), as well as work experience. Students should also draw comparisons with other speakers and/or speeches that we have studied, or speakers/speeches that they have observed. Having made such connections, it is important to integrate these connections in the term paper. Where applicable, students should incorporate the audience’s response to the speech, observing whether or not the speaker had successfully connected with the audience through due diligence in his/her audience analysis. The paper is to be 5 pages in length; it is to be typed; it is to have a Works Cited page (Bibliography), and footnotes where applicable. Make sure to cite information about the speaker, the location, and the year that the speech was presented on TED TALKS. • Achor, Shaun: “Happy Secrets to Better Work” 12 minutes • Bhojwani, Sayu: “Immigrant Voices Make Democracy Stronger” 12 minutes • Cuddy, Amy: “Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are” 21 minutes • Dalio, Ray: “How to Build a Company Where the Best Ideas Win” 16 minutes • Dey, Kaustev: “How Fashion Helps Express Who We Are . . .” 12 minutes • Ehrmann, Joe: “Be a Man” 14 minutes • Foss, Adam: “A Prosecutor’s Vision for Better Justice” 15 minutes • McWhartor, John: “4 Reasons to Learn New Languages” 9 minutes • Treasure, Julien: “How to Speak So People Want to Listen” 9 minutes • Waldinger, Robert: “What Makes a Good Life?” 12 minutes • McGonigal, Kelly: "How to make stress your best friend" 14 minutes