The general purpose of this speech was to draw attention to our societal isolation, and how we don’t do enough to promote positive mental health. Mr. Junger talks about the horrors of war, and the toll it takes on veterans. He talks about PTSD and the mental health of these veterans. He then talks about how these veterans return to the U.S., and find themselves isolated and alone. He uses examples of how bad veteran suicide is here, and contrasts that with the Navajo warriors and Israeli soldiers. He then talks about what contributes to this, and draws a conclusion that maybe it’s not the PTSD these soldiers come back with, but how we as a society treat it, and that maybe in this modern world our society is the problem.
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Junger is an excellent speaker, and comes across as a very kind, sociable, and intelligent man. He lacks flexibility in his speaking style. He talks in the same tone, volume a lot, and he could use some variability and pauses in his speech so his audience has time to digest the information, and connect to him more personally as a speaker. I think his speech could also be better organized as it started off feeling like a speech about veteran mental health issues and how we treat them (mainly PTSD), and transformed into a speech about societal happiness and our modern world. The part about the Navajo especially felt odd because it came in the middle of the speech, and only referenced Navajo warriors coming back to a close knit tribe, and made no mention of any supporting details. He then ends the speech trying to tie all this in to the current political climate, and talks about how if we can save ourselves we can save veterans. His speech while good was quite confusing as it constantly jumped from point to point, and he doesn’t signal his conclusion or really go over the points he covered, and how they connect.
Some of the lessons I took from this speech are how to make subtle but important hand gestures like he did with his fist, that talking with a calm but strong voice is very effective at holding audience attention, that short pauses can be good for collecting your thoughts, and that when speaking to an audience try to move towards where you’re making eye contact, so the audience member feels like you’re talking to them
The speaker Mr. Junger …show more content…
Junger is an excellent speaker, and comes across as a very kind, sociable, and intelligent man. He lacks flexibility in his speaking style. He talks in the same tone, volume a lot, and he could use some variability and pauses in his speech so his audience has time to digest the information, and connect to him more personally as a speaker. I think his speech could also be better organized as it started off feeling like a speech about veteran mental health issues and how we treat them (mainly PTSD), and transformed into a speech about societal happiness and our modern world. The part about the Navajo especially felt odd because it came in the middle of the speech, and only referenced Navajo warriors coming back to a close knit tribe, and made no mention of any supporting details. He then ends the speech trying to tie all this in to the current political climate, and talks about how if we can save ourselves we can save veterans. His speech while good was quite confusing as it constantly jumped from point to point, and he doesn’t signal his conclusion or really go over the points he covered, and how they connect.
Some of the lessons I took from this speech are how to make subtle but important hand gestures like he did with his fist, that talking with a calm but strong voice is very effective at holding audience attention, that short pauses can be good for collecting your thoughts, and that when speaking to an audience try to move towards where you’re making eye contact, so the audience member feels like you’re talking to them