Forum Analysis

Danielle McIntyre

Public Speaking

Speech Analysis

10/30/2012

A.    The speaker that I analyzed was Robert. Robert works with the United Nations Foundation.

B.     Forum was held in the Chapel. I thought that the temperature was a bit cold. I find it difficult to concentrate when I’m cold, so this was a bit of an issue for me. The sound was good. He used a mic. And it was easy to hear and understand him. The chapel seemed a bit dark which kind of made me tired. I think it is easier to concentrate and stay awake if it is bright and light. People were quiet for most of the speech so there weren’t many distractions.

C.     The speakers theme was to inform students about the United Nations Foundation and get us involved. The speaker began by thanking the audience for being there and he stated his mission or why he was there. The speaker then told what the United Nations Foundation does. The United Nations Foundation promotes the US paying off its debts and also promotes and supports the United States and United Nations relationship. He gave a very large amount of background information. The speaker then told about how he wants to get young people involved. He spoke very briefly about how to get involved and then ended with audience questions. He had a lot of information to answer audience questions.

D.    As for the presentation the speaker did well. I noted that the speaker was very loud. He wasn’t too loud, he just had a strong voice. He was very easy to understand. The speaker also seemed prepared because he didn’t say umm a lot, which is something many speakers do. He talked with his hands once in a while. The speaker also had very good eye contact. He seemed very confident in his speaking. The speaker was also dressed very well. As for the rule dress slightly better than your audience, he may have over did it. The speaker didn’t use any presentation aids, which can be a good thing because there was no technology to go wrong.

E.     Overall I thought the speech was boring, but the speaker was okay. He seemed passionate about what he was talking about and he kept my attention for most of the speech. I thought he did a very good job seeming confident especially when people were asking him questions. The speaker seemed ethical, but I don’t think he would have admitted to the United Nations having any faults, so he was somewhat biased when it came to that. I thought he should have told more about how the United Nations related to us as students and also more on how we could get involved. I felt his message was not right for his audience. I did take away some things that I could use in my speeches though. I liked how confident he was, and hope to be able to use that in my speeches. I also thought his volume was good and he seemed very prepared for his speech and also for the audience questions. This is definitely something I want to incorporate into my speaking.