feel it to be true. One person in particular, Steve Jobs, gave a Commencement Speech in 2005 at Stanford University. He simply states that to fulfill meaning in life and in a career one must do something they love. Jobs begins his speech with one of three stories, he gradually builds his credibility by employing emotional appeals, using personal facts, and strategically structuring and implementing key elements in his speech; by the end of the speech, his use of creditable insight, emotional experiences
company in the world today, was founded in Silicon Valley in 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. In 2005, Steve Jobs gave the commencement speech to the graduating class of Stanford. In his speech, Jobs’ speech uses emotion and his ethos in his life story to connect to the students, parents, and family members to tell them that you should never stop pursuing your dreams, no matter the circumstances. Jobs begins his speech telling the listeners that “I never graduated from college. Truth
targeted yet universal, poignant and timeless – thus is Steve Jobs’ 2005 commencement address at Stanford. Some attribute its success to Jobs’ personal influence and charisma – they do add significant weight to the speech, undeniably. But close inspections from the lenses of rhetorical analysis allow us to appreciate this speech from a different perspective – in particular, how the speech was crafted as a fitting response
On his commencement speech to Stanford students on June 12, 2005, Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple computers and PIXAR animations, used carefully crafted inspirational anecdotes and rhetorical devices like ethos and pathos to move his audience to explore, follow their dream and do what they love no matter the odds. Jobs’ gave his commencement address at Stanford students graduation ceremony in 2005, which had an audience size of about 23000. The audience is composed of immensely diverse groups of people
Satyam Patel Prof. Elyn Speech 140 - 001 December, 10 2017 Steve Jobs: “There is no reason not to follow your heart”. Steve Job’s commencement speech in 2005 at Stanford University, which is one of the best university in our country was very memorable and inspiring for Stanford graduates and also for audience listening to speech. In his speech, Jobs inspires students and audience to pursue their dreams and always to follow their heart no matter what even though things don’t always go according
storyteller – Rhetorical Analysis of Steve Jobs’ Commencement Speech Lu Jia As one of the greatest presenters of his time, Steve Jobs’ commencement speech at Stanford was also a huge success. It was regarded highly both by his direct audience – the graduating class at Stanford, as evidenced by their repeated cheers and applauses; and by the mass media - a Forbes article praised his commencement speech as “still inspirational after 10 years”. Video of the speech attracted 22 million views on Youtube
Harmon 1 A Rhetorical Analysis of Steve Jobs Commencement Speech for Stanford University's Graduating Class of 2005: Jobs titled his speech "You've got to find what you love." Steve Jobs is best known as an American entrepreneur, inventor and industrial designer. He was the cofounder, chairman and CEO of Apple Inc. and founder, CEO and chairman of Pixar Animation Studios. Jobs and cofounder of Apple Inc. Steve Wozniak are wildly recognized as pioneers of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s
Steve Jobs, Co-Founder and CEO of Apple and Pixar Animation, delivered the Stanford University Commencement Address in June 2005 titled “How to Live Before You Die.” During this speech, Steve Jobs shared three separate stories about what made him the person he became. In the first story, he shared that he was adopted as an infant. Initially, his biological mother insisted that he be adopted by college graduates; however, through a chain of events, that did not occur. The couple who wished to adopt
I consider Steve Jobs’ commencement speech at Stanford University in 2005 to be one of the most effective speeches. He uses mechanics of speech to craft a well-rounded speech that is crowned by his use of rhetorical devices. Jobs gives relevant and fundamental knowledge of his life and experiences with his rhetorical approach. In his speech to the Stanford’s graduation class, he tells different stories of love, loss, discovery and difficulty he faced in his life to encourage new graduates as they
love for doing something thrill-seeking in life. Steve Jobs, is this man, who is now the founder of Apple Inc. and has a net worth of 10.2 billion dollars. Steve Jobs gave a speech at Stanford University on June 12, 2005, providing insight and reassurance to the college graduates. Jobs explains how people have to work towards what they love, and to not settle until they do, for they have little time to find what