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Democratic National Convention Speech Versus Melania Trump

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Debates and speeches are an enormous part of our lives as communicators, and having the skills to properly address an audience is a key factor in becoming an effective speaker and persuader. Persuasive speeches can be challenging because the speaker’s objective is to get you to understand why you should be on their side. Throughout the speech, they have to prove to their audience that they are ethical, truthful, and passionate in order to spark an emotional response and win them over. On this paper, I will be comparing Michelle Obama’s 2008 Democratic National Convention speech versus Melania Trump’s 2016 Republican National Convention speech in order to determine who gave the most powerful speech. I was able to identify the best speech by …show more content…

I found Michelle’s speech to be very inspirational and uplifting, and the reason for that is because her words were relatable to struggles we all face throughout our lives. I felt like her whole speech was a series of events that have shaped her and made her the strong person she is today. Another major strength in her speech was when she stated, “It is because of their will and determination that this week, we celebrate two anniversaries: the 88th anniversary of women winning their right to vote, and the 45th anniversary of that hot summer day when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. lifted our hearts with his dream for our nation.” The fact that she incorporated some factual information from past historical events made her speech more credible, and powerful. The Martin Luther King Jr. reference also helps the audience look back in time and compare how much change has occur, but also how important it is to try to evolve into a stronger, united …show more content…

Her speech was a story, and a journey of her life. She made sure that every story had some type of relatability to some aspects of our lives, and how there is never a dream to big if you are passionate and are willing to work for it. Her speech was filled with enthusiasm and emotion. Towards the end of her speech, she made a very deep remark which I found very inspiring. She stated, “They’ll them how this time, we listened to our hopes, instead of our fears. How this time, we decided to stop doubting and start dreaming. How this time, a girl from the south side of Chicago can go to college and law school, and a son of a single mother from Hawaii can go all the way to the white house.” That quote resemble her idea of how we all have struggles and difficulties, but we also have the power to overcome those hard times and become extraordinary individuals. If that quote was able to spark such a positive emotional response in me, I can not only imagine how those word could have brought so much hope to thousands of people who were going through worst things in their lives. If a speech is able to inspire you and lift your spirit, it has truly done its job, and she should be very proud for composing such incredible

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