Persuasive Speech Analysis: “The Girl Who Silenced the World for 5 Minutes”
This speech was given in Rio de Janeiro, and was a plea for the individuals in attendance at the United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development to understand how they are negatively impacting the environment in addition to teaching them about how they can change their ways to secure a future for planet Earth.
Severn Suzuki begins by appealing to ethos, informing the audience about her mission and her organization called ECO. Severn uses anecdotes of her childhood, including a personal family story about how she used to go fishing in Vancouver with her father, David Suzuki, until they found fish riddled with cancers one day. By using a personal story, …show more content…
She finishes with a memorable phrase; “You are what you do, not what you say… I challenge you, please, make your actions reflect your words” that evokes thought in the audience ensuring that they will take this advice into consideration in their future endeavors. Through the use of the rhetorical triangle, rhetorical devices, and many important aspects of persuasive speech, it is clear that Severn clearly articulated her thoughts and was sufficiently prepared to deliver this …show more content…
The speech is meant to reflect on various high school experiences in a humorous way that will make the audience cherish their high school careers.
He begins with a joke “This morning I listened to that Lil’ Weezy song, you know lollipop, danced in front of the mirror and checked myself out” to get the audience’s attention. He continues to make jokes and act in a humorous matter by not presenting a typical high school graduation speech. Rather than looking at all of the great times in high school and speaking about how much it will be missed, he talks about some of the bad times and makes light of common mistakes everyone has
This speech was given in Rio de Janeiro, and was a plea for the individuals in attendance at the United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development to understand how they are negatively impacting the environment in addition to teaching them about how they can change their ways to secure a future for planet Earth.
Severn Suzuki begins by appealing to ethos, informing the audience about her mission and her organization called ECO. Severn uses anecdotes of her childhood, including a personal family story about how she used to go fishing in Vancouver with her father, David Suzuki, until they found fish riddled with cancers one day. By using a personal story, …show more content…
She finishes with a memorable phrase; “You are what you do, not what you say… I challenge you, please, make your actions reflect your words” that evokes thought in the audience ensuring that they will take this advice into consideration in their future endeavors. Through the use of the rhetorical triangle, rhetorical devices, and many important aspects of persuasive speech, it is clear that Severn clearly articulated her thoughts and was sufficiently prepared to deliver this …show more content…
The speech is meant to reflect on various high school experiences in a humorous way that will make the audience cherish their high school careers.
He begins with a joke “This morning I listened to that Lil’ Weezy song, you know lollipop, danced in front of the mirror and checked myself out” to get the audience’s attention. He continues to make jokes and act in a humorous matter by not presenting a typical high school graduation speech. Rather than looking at all of the great times in high school and speaking about how much it will be missed, he talks about some of the bad times and makes light of common mistakes everyone has