The speech I read was from the movie “Saving Private Ryan” (Movie Speech, 1998). General George C. Marshall read aloud a letter that Abraham Lincoln wrote to a Mrs. Bixby in Boston. I believe the goal of the speech was to inform his officers that there was a mission for them, which was to do whatever they had to to bring that boy home alive (Movie Speech, 1998). The goal of the speech/letter was not clearly stated until after he was done reading it to his officers. Based on the contents of the letter alone, it was unclear what goal the General was trying to make to the officers. It was not until after the reading of the letter was it made clear that there was a soldier, believed to be alive, left behind by his platoon. At first, I believed
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With this speech taken out of context though, I was not completely aware of what had happened previously to warrant such a somber speech. A majority of the time, the audience is made aware of the subject matter before attending an event where a speech may be made. An example of this would be if attending a workshop on health insurance benefits, where one would not expect a speech about a 401K plan. An exception to this would be in a classroom setting, where the assignment is to write and deliver a speech in front of the class. In this case, the subjects would be random and varied. Most generally though, in a business setting, the subject matter is generally presented to the attendees prior to attendance. What they are not aware of is the specific topic the person has selected to present.
The speech I chose was Mary Fisher’s 1992 Republican National Convention Address that she delivered on August 19, 1992, in Houston, TX (Fisher, 1992). I identified the thesis statement to be: Less than three months ago at platform hearings in Salt Lake City, I asked the Republican Party to lift the shroud of silence which has been draped over the issue of HIV and AIDS.
Mary presented a number of points throughout her fifteen-minute speech, but I believe these were the major points that were
With this speech taken out of context though, I was not completely aware of what had happened previously to warrant such a somber speech. A majority of the time, the audience is made aware of the subject matter before attending an event where a speech may be made. An example of this would be if attending a workshop on health insurance benefits, where one would not expect a speech about a 401K plan. An exception to this would be in a classroom setting, where the assignment is to write and deliver a speech in front of the class. In this case, the subjects would be random and varied. Most generally though, in a business setting, the subject matter is generally presented to the attendees prior to attendance. What they are not aware of is the specific topic the person has selected to present.
The speech I chose was Mary Fisher’s 1992 Republican National Convention Address that she delivered on August 19, 1992, in Houston, TX (Fisher, 1992). I identified the thesis statement to be: Less than three months ago at platform hearings in Salt Lake City, I asked the Republican Party to lift the shroud of silence which has been draped over the issue of HIV and AIDS.
Mary presented a number of points throughout her fifteen-minute speech, but I believe these were the major points that were