 Who has the power, Barack Obama or John McCain?
Which of the 2008 presidential candidates will win us over with their words?
This website was designed to provide a forum for critical analysis of the 2008 election campaign speeches. You will have the opportunity to view speeches, then rate those speeches on our blog! You can view other responses and come to your own conclusions.
Why are speeches so important in an election?
Speeches are an integral part of the election process. How a candidate delivers a speech is an important aspect of how they are received by the public. A speech can make or break a candidate. As we study the speeches of the current presidential and vice presidential hopefuls, we will learn what should be included in good speech writing, and we will also learn how a speech's delivery affects the impact on the audience.
What are the ingredients of a speech?
When rating a speech, you should be taking notice of the speaker's body language, comfort level, articulation, content knowledge, and their ability to answer the question directly.
Before you start judging the candidates, learn more about speech writing and effective speaking:
Get to know the candidates:
Remember, you should rate the politicians in the above blog with the following criteria in mind: speaker's body language, comfort level, articulation, content knowledge, and their ability to answer the question directly.
Rate the politician's speeches for each of these crieria categories on a scale of 1 to 5. The lowest score is 1, the highest is 5.
Resources
Liz Salazar
Caraline Koellhoffer
Montclair State University
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