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Speech Analysis for I Have a Dream

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Purpose and Audience

Summarizing the overall message of the speech:

  • Who was the speaker?
  • Where was the speech given?
  • Who was the audience?
  • What was the speaker attempting to accomplish?

Speech Structure

  • What were the main points of the speech?
  • How were they easy/not so easy to follow?
  • How were these main points developed? (i.e., Use of examples? Use of statistics? etc…).
  • What are your thoughts on how the message was developed?
  • How was the message ‘worded’? What language was used? Did any terms or phrases really make an impression, repeated, or seem strategic?
  • Who was the intended audience?
  • What cues/language clued you into who is the intended audience?
  • How would you evaluate the speaker’s ability to address the intended audience?

The Delivery

  • Give unbiased answers for the following:
  • How did the speaker try to increase or strengthen his credibility?
  • Was he effective? Why or why not?
  • How would you evaluate their delivery skills? (i.e., eye contact, vocal projection, composure, etc…).
  • What made a positive/negative impression and why?
  • How did the speaker seek to meet the needs/wants/emotions of the audience? How effective was the speaker?
  • Did the speaker communicate his message clearly? Why or why not?

Overall Effectiveness

In your opinion:

  • Was the speech effective? Why or Why not?
  • What impressions did the speech leave with you?
  • Did the speaker reach you in-terms of engaging you?

What did you learn from this speech in-terms of

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