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Annene Frank's Speech In The Diary Of Anne Frank

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The introduction delivered by the speaker of the presentation was quite effective. She was able to grab the attention of the audience right away by beginning with a quote from Anne Frank. By starting her speech with a direct quote, this was able to capture the audience’s attention from the start, which is an important tool to use when delivering oral presentations to avoid the audience getting bored.
In addition, the speaker also gave a clear specific purpose of what she planned to talk about in her speech right from the start. This was apparent when she stated, “today I would like to take the opportunity to inform you of three different aspects of Anne Frank’s life that led her to write in what we know today as The Diary of Anne Frank.” …show more content…

She begins by giving a specific date of May 15th, 1940 to support her argument of when the Dutch surrendered to German forces.
It was also noted that the speaker utilized three different quotes from Anne Frank in her presentation. The first quote was used as an attention-getter in the beginning of the speech, the second was used during her first main point, and the last quote was used in her conclusion as a tool to tie the presentation back to the main purpose of her speech. The speaker’s choice of quotes appeared to be utilized to shed light on how Anne Frank felt during the scary times she and her family were facing. I allowed the audience to pick up on the sadness, fear, and even the struggles in general that Anne was going through during this time, making it a successful part of her presentation overall.
In terms of the main points of the presentation, transitions were used effectively, as well. As the speaker began each new topic, she began by tying it back to the previous main point. An example of this would be in the beginning of the second main point where she says, “in result of the occupation of the Netherlands, the Frank family was forced to go into hiding in the attic of their family store.” This was a great way to use a transition here because through restating the occupation of the Netherlands, the speaker reminded the audience that the reason the Frank family went into hiding was because the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands resulted

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