Rhetorical Analysis Of Dr. Laplante's Speech

I attended a seminar at the business school last year called the Midwest Undergrad Business Summit where many very talented speakers spoke. However, Dr. Laplante stood out to me. He gave a speech on capitalisms. The first thing I noticed about him was his clear passion for the topic. It had been a very long and busy day and he somehow got me to listen to every word he spoke. I believe this was because of his passion for the subject and his tone of voice. Dr. Laplante on average talks louder than the average public speaker but he made it clear to the audience when something was really important because he would yell it. His enthusiasm throughout the entire presentation as well as his clear knowledge of the topic made it an unforgettable speech. After attending this business summit, I now have the pleasure of listening to Dr. Laplante talk every day in my Finance lecture. Though there is only one video on YouTube of him speaking, because of my daily experience in class with him, I can explain the way he physically acts. To begin, he moves a lot well speaking. He will talk with his hands especially when something is important and moves himself from different sides of the room to explain finance situations. He always references his audience in two ways. First he calls on random …show more content…
I have never had trouble talking in front of large groups or presenting, in fact speeches are always projects I look forward to in class. However, I still believe I could work on being more effective when delivering my speach. The two main problems I have seen wish my speaking is first, I always start talking too fast which makes it hard for the audience to understand me. Second, in school sometimes we are forced to give a presentation about a topic we are not always personally enthusiastic about. I need to improve my level of enthusiasm even when I am not interested in the topic because it effects the ability for me to convey my points to my