Ryan Kramer Persuasive Speech Summary

The speaker of this persuasive speech is Ryan Kramer, and he talks about the issues facing the U.S. with obesity. Ryan starts by telling the audience how recent this topic of discussion is, that in my opinion is his attention getter. I thought that it really wasn’t that successful, there wasn’t any pizazz or emphasis in his speech which made it boring; however, I know all of us taking this class are not experienced in speaking. Ryan does not tell the audience of any credibility, but is wearing a track and field shirt, that can make me believe he has some experience with the topic. I think he does a good job of previewing the speech in the introduction, because he starts with the problem of how the U.S. is obese. He does have a good transition by telling the audience a reason for this problem is, because of a lack of exercise and …show more content…
The notebook didn’t add anything, yet it let the audience know he was prepared and had done his research.
The speaker used a mix of delivery’s which I thought were extemporaneous and memorized. Because, Ryan had most of his speech memorized, but I could tell he wasn’t as prepared as he could have been.
I believe the speech was fairly effective, it definitely makes you care about your own physical health and really makes you think. Ryan was very good at remaining calm throughout the speech, also he did a phenomenal job with using examples in his speech. On the other hand, this speech would be much more effective if he showed enthusiasm in his tone of voice, and talked more about nutrition. Overall, I thought he did a good job with this topic. I would suggest that Ryan stands up during his speech, because I don’t believe there is ever a time when someone gives a speech and is sitting down. The best thing I saw from this, that I can incorporate into my own is using the opposing sides perspective and show ways to counter