Joe Smith gave a speech during a TED Conference in April of 2012 called “How to Use a Paper Towel”. He talked about what a difference one sheet of paper could do for the environment to a crowd of intelligent environmentalists. He talks about how many sheets of paper towels people should use versus how many people actually use. Smith’s love for nature and the environment really stands out when using statistics and a strong vocabulary to attach to the audience. Smith was able to provide the audience perspective by giving them facts and statistics to back up his reasoning. Toward the beginning of his speech, Smith said an interesting fact. “Five hundred seventy-one million two hundred thirty thousand pounds of paper towels are used by Americans
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Not only did he give step-by-step instructions, his voice affected the atmosphere and made the information entertaining for the audience. Smith was able to shift his voice from monotone, to an intriguing sound. “Let's hear it. Shake. Louder” (Smith 1). He adds a patriotic and humorous tone to his speaking. “No small thing. And next year, toilet paper” (Smith 2). He makes it sound like the technique works. He is simple and his tone can affect a large audience. Being an older man, he is more wise and he has more experience. It helps him come across as ethical and people attach to …show more content…
Although he is trying to decrease the amount of paper towels used from the environment, he assumes that everyone uses too many paper towels. “People typically take two or three” (Smith 1). He doesn't realize that everyone dries their hands differently and everyone has different opinions. Since he is using cause and effect, he is telling the audience that they can all save the environment with those simple steps. He shows courage and optimism in his speech. “Let’s hear it. Shake. Louder” (Smith 1). He encourages the audience to remember those simple words. He is easily trusted since he has more experience and he used the facts. He can easily connect with environmentalists or people with a love of nature, so they can agree with the
Not only did he give step-by-step instructions, his voice affected the atmosphere and made the information entertaining for the audience. Smith was able to shift his voice from monotone, to an intriguing sound. “Let's hear it. Shake. Louder” (Smith 1). He adds a patriotic and humorous tone to his speaking. “No small thing. And next year, toilet paper” (Smith 2). He makes it sound like the technique works. He is simple and his tone can affect a large audience. Being an older man, he is more wise and he has more experience. It helps him come across as ethical and people attach to …show more content…
Although he is trying to decrease the amount of paper towels used from the environment, he assumes that everyone uses too many paper towels. “People typically take two or three” (Smith 1). He doesn't realize that everyone dries their hands differently and everyone has different opinions. Since he is using cause and effect, he is telling the audience that they can all save the environment with those simple steps. He shows courage and optimism in his speech. “Let’s hear it. Shake. Louder” (Smith 1). He encourages the audience to remember those simple words. He is easily trusted since he has more experience and he used the facts. He can easily connect with environmentalists or people with a love of nature, so they can agree with the