OBAMA. The guy who happens to be our president. He gave a speech to students, it was called the "back to school speech," and I just so happened to take notes on the way he spoke. So listen close...
1. He starts out enthusiastic, confidant, and smiley. That's right students, we make him happy. He gets excited for us.
2. After thanking the school and what not, he makes pop culture references to facebook and twitter making himself more relatable to the "back to school" crowd or audience. Like seriously, what high schooler does not have a facebook?
3. After he relates to the audience he gains credibility and then moves into more serious topics such as; grades, economic problems, and planning for the future.
4. Obama also uses his own experiences as a student in order to relate to current students. Believe it or not, even Obama was normal high school boy at one point.
5. Then he started to preach to the audience about how going to college is super important and that the U.S is now 16th in the world for college rates. After hearing this, I found it ironic that he chose the school he did to give the speech at because that schools graduation and college acceptance rate was 100%. Maybe he should of been preaching at a school that actually had SOME failing students.
6. Obama appropriately used a bunch of hand gestures for emphasis. He did not go overboard and prance around the stage like a fairy. He was very professional.
7. He also used other students experiences, like the 16 year old who found light being capable of killing cancer cells. He added this information to show the capabilities that students have within.
8. Lastly, he ends the speech looking directly at his audience. He does not look down as his script, like he did many times earlier in the speech, he maintains direct eye contact with the crowd. This makes his closing statements to the audience stronger.
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