Your task Search online for a speech by a significant business person or well-known political figure. Consider watching the following iconic political speeches, thought to be among the best in the 20th century: Martin Luther King Jr.’s I Have a Dream” speech, President Kennedy’s inaugural address, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Pearl Harbor address. 14 if you prefer business tycoons dispensing advice, search for the best-known commencement speeches; for
Write a memo report or give a short presentation to your class critiquing the speech in terms of the following
Effectiveness of the introduction, body, and conclusion
Evidence of effective overall organization
Use of verbal signposts to create coherence
Emphasis of two to four main points
Effectiveness of supporting fact (use of example statistic, quotation, and so forth
Focus on audience benefits
Enthusiasm for the topic
Body language and personal mannerism