Speaking Like

Mary Fisher- "A whisper of AIDS"

1) The pace is slow and stays like that throughout the speech. The speaker makes a few long pauses that do make people think and they usually come after the speaker says something that appeals to emotion. Its is somewhat boring since it's pace is always slow.

2) This speech is quite easy to hear and understand. Mary Fisher speaks very clearly and at an appropriate volume, and she also marks her punctuation very well. The volume however, doesn't change which makes it boring. She uses a very strong and convincing diction that appeals mostly to pathos, some examples are: rejection, prejudice, danger, ignorance, courage and shame.

3) The speaker sounds serious and formal but at times she does change her tone to sadness when she appeals to pathos. She also uses the following tones: hopeful, determined, encouraging, strong and loving/caring.


Lyndon Baines Johnson- "The great society"

1) The pace of this speech is quite slow but it also changes, sometimes it's faster and other times all the more slow. The speaker makes long pauses very frequently and they're not always to make people think so it is sometimes annoying.

2) The volume changes, it is slow when saying something sad and louder when the tone is demanding. The words are pronounced clearly and so is the punctuation. I think that the diction being used is mostly used to give a sense of hope.

3) The tone changes throughout the speech. Some of the emotions that Lyndon Baines uses are: sadness, hope, demanding, determined and a bit upset at times.


I think that in order to make a speech appealing and effective, the speaker should speak clearly and with an appropriate volume. The diction should be chosen carefully according to the purpose and the audience. To make it interesting there should also be a change in pace, tone and volume. Body language and eye contact are also very important.