Friday, February 20, 2009
chapter 9 question 2
president obama is an extremely intelligent man and i feel that the combination of his charisma and ability to convince me of the truth of what he is presenting are his strongest characteristics as a speaker. but ultimately, i think that is a combination of credibility, attractiveness and power that make him an effective speaker. i think of the keynote speech he gave at the 2000 democratic convention, and how electrifying his speech was. although he was little known outside of chicago many pundits and average joe's felt he was someone to watch within the democratic party. he has grown tremendously from the presidential debates and is in his element when presenting a well thought out speech to large crowds. i think the area president obama needs to build ethos would be in the area of power. ethos in the area of power is something presidents achieve through the positive management of their role as president. it's only through setting and achieving goals that this will come about. in regards to credibility and attractiveness, i think this was achieved by the victory of winning the electoral votes of states such as pennsylvannia and indiana which frequently go republican.
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Hi,
ReplyDeleteI agree with your post. My post was very similar in views to yours. I find President Obama to be a very eloquent speaker. I think if he was not into politics he would make a good pastor or minister because he speaks in a way that reminds me of one, probably because of the way in which he speaks. He speaks slowly and clearly and places lots of emphasis on important topics he wants to get across. Bush on the other hand I found to be a very poor public speaker. I think he tended to make up strange words or variants of words which made him look uneducated. Well anyways I enjoyed reading your post!
Capone's Mom
I agree with your assessment of President Obama. Has this ability to get your attention and relate to you in some personal way. With all the different types of people and thier various situations they are in it is amazing that his style and content can impact so many.
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