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Critics have voiced criticism over King’s likeness being used in money making commercials. A payment in 2007 of $761,160 from the foundation over seeing the construction of King’s monument to the companies that handles the licensing of King’s image is seen as proof that decisions are made according to profit. King’s old friend, Andy Young, a close friend of the family said, “They built a memorial to him which is wonderful, but to build a whole marketing campaign around it wasn’t legal. It was the family’s responsibility to protect his legacy and not make a business out of it.” Members of the King family declined to comment.

The King family sued CBS television over the video of a commentary of the “I have a dream” speech and eventually settled out of court for an undisclosed amount of money. The court ruled the speech was covered by copyright law and not part of the public domain.

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This is very surprising to most people. We have speeches by presidents, authors and historians that we quote from every day. King was one of the most publicized people in history and his words belong to his estate. “From all my looking around, I can’t find anything similar to this at all.” said David Barra, a spokesman for the National Parks Service. He stressed he is not criticizing the deal but with monuments and memorials across the country, it’s rare to have living people directly related to the individuals.

Joe Madison, a host on SiriusXM, who cohosts for TV One for the dedication said, “I think the King family has seen their father’s words so commercialized and in this day of intellectual property, they quiet honestly think they should have control over how these words and images are used.”

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Speaker’s speeches are different from one another. They differ in many things especially in their specific intention in delivering their speeches to the public.

Different speaker have different purposes in public speaking. Some speakers wanted to inform and some wanted to persuade the audience. Some others wanted the audience to actuate while others wanted to entertain them. Still others wanted to impress and others wants to enlighten them.

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The speakers who want to inform the audience usually aims to increase the audience’s knowledge. His intention is to add the quantity of facts that stored in the audience’s memory as well as to supply the audience with facts.

The speaker who wants to persuade his audience has an aim to attain the audience into a debatable assertion. The speaker aims to seek an agreement by using either the knowledge or understanding of his audience.

The speaker who wants his audience to actuate persuades his audience to do a definite act. It may be done by appealing to the audience intellectually or emotionally or both. Doing this has a necessity to arouse the level of audience’s emotions as well as to overcome their natural inertia, thus providing the audience a motivating force.

The speaker who wants to entertain his audience usually gives his listeners a pleasure. His primary aim is to not only to communicate to the listeners but more specifically to entertain them. This could be done in a mirthful way or in a more serious kind, depending upon the speaker.

The speaker who wants to impress seeks to bring the audiences into a new as well as in deeper realization of the truth. The speaker does it well in making the audience understands as well as feels these realizations. It could be done by appealing to the sympathies of the audiences as well as in associating emotion with thought.

The speaker who wanted to enlighten usually clears up some concerns of difficulty and comprehension in the minds of the audience. It is done to be able to present a new perspective with reference to the relations of facts as well as to improve the audience’s understanding about a subject matter through giving an explanation.

Speakers should first determine their intention before giving a speech. This will serve as an objective upon delivering the speech. With this, the speeches are more focus to its intention towards the listeners or the audience.

However, a lot of people seem to enjoy watching Obama give speeches, and Lord knows the man does love to talk.  I also realized, recently, that it’s just about the only time he’s not actively engaged in the deliberate and single-minded dismantling of our nation.  There’s always the chance, of course, that he doesn’t plot our destruction in his sleep, but I wouldn’t bet on it.  So I think I’ve come up with an idea that might be of benefit to us all:  the Barack Obama Channel.

Let me explain my thinking here.  Politics is basically live theater, in which the play is held over in perpetuity and goes on the road at regular intervals so the actors can audition to keep their jobs.  The star of the show usually has a longer contract, anywhere from four to eight years, and typically only tours to help out his favorite members of the cast, or when he’s trying to get his own option picked up.  The difference with Barack Obama is, he seldom stops touring. 

The man is stuck in Perpetual Campaign gear.  Let anybody, anywhere, express dissatisfaction with his performance, and he’s off on another road trip to impress the Little People.  He gives speeches.  He visits people in their backyards.  He grants tv interviews.  He writes pieces for the New York Times.  I understand he even does a daily broadcast, in case we couldn’t make it to one of his personal appearances.  God only knows how many teleprompters he’s worn out by now.

My point is that while Obama’s out there on the road, doing his National Community Organizer pep squad drill, he’s not back in Washington thinking up new and improved ways to shove our economy even further into the toilet.  So for the next two years, we need to come up with some way to keep him preoccupied and out of the oval office.  We could always invent some reason to send him on another World Apology Tour.   That would keep him out of town for a bit.  But we could only do so many of those before he got suspicious.  We might bribe Gore to call an emergency Man-Made Global Warming meeting of the G8, but every time they hold one of those, the world comes to a standstill til the blizzard blows over.   So I really think the Barack Obama Channel is pretty much our best option. 

It would work like this:  The Barack Obama Channel would be exclusively dedicated to Barack Obama speeches.  But these would be daily, live in-person speeches done in cities and towns all over the country, nothing pre-recorded.  The audiences would all be local supporters. We could take a tip from ACORN and bus in people from out of the area, if there weren’t enough locals who wanted to attend.  We get people to email in saying how much they enjoyed the speeches.  We might have to spend a little money to pay people to do this, in order to keep up a steady stream, but our country is worth it, and I’m sure the GOP would be happy to pass the hat. 

I figure the benefits from this would be four-fold.  First, it would keep Obama too busy to do much else.  Second, he would have to employ a lot more speech writers, which would help lower unemployment a tiny bit.  Third, his supporters would be listening to him so much that they would either start to notice the inconsistencies in his speeches and get wise to him, or they would spend so much time on the Obama Channel that the ratings would plummet for some of the main stream “news” shows and some of them would go out of business.   Fourth – and this is my personal favorite – without Obama’s voice around to stir the pot, the Democrats might just begin to listen to the voice of the people and start making a real effort to get us back into shape.   I’m just saying I think it’s worth a try.

• Speak only on matters you are knowledgeable and confident about. To be knowledgeable and confident means you have to be well-informed. To be well-informed, you have to be well-read and well-circulated.

• Speak with conviction. Of course, you can only speak with conviction on topics you know something about. If you are invited to speak formally about a topic, learn as much as you can about the most important aspects of the topic and make sure that your presentation covers only enough to be effective for the time allotted.

• Structure your presentation to ensure a smooth flow. The most common presentation structure that flows is that which follows the IBC framework: introduction, body and conclusion.

• Tailor your presentation to your audience. It follows that you should know your audience enough to enable you to adapt it to their interest. Your objective as a presentor must fit the objective of the audience as a listener. Your level of treatment, according to one speech expert, must be just a few notches above the most learned among the people in the audience.

• Go visual. Studies have shown that most people are visual communicators, which means that you won’t go wrong by using visual aids. Be sure that your visual aids are aids only, meant to facilitate understanding and sustain interest and not meant to take over your role as speaker.

• Use variety in your presentation. Variety comes from voice, from speed, from presentation format. Be both predictable and unpredictable – predictable in structure but unpredictable in delivery.

• Open and close with pomp and style. While the body is the most meaty in content, the opening and the closing are the most remembered. Be sure that your opening and closing are deserving of the audience’s welcome and send-off acclamations.

Many people find presenting a very dreadful activity. Like any other skill, you can make speech delivery a desirable activity by engaging in constant and consistent practice. You must look at presentations as great opportunities to share yourself and your ideas with others as much as to further develop and enhance your value as a person.

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    Here are my list of things to make sure you don’t forget exceptional occasions and special moments in your life.

1.   TAKE PICTURES FOR YOUR PHOTO ALBUM AND SCRAPBOOK. It’s the usual thing to do. Take shots and capture moments. It could be pictures where you pose and express yourself or take stolen shots (which I prefer most rather than pose different acts since it really capture the on-going moment)

2.   RECORD VIDEOS. One usual thing to do specially for “can-afford” people. Well, not everybody are financially stable enough to spend money to buy those super expensive digital video cameras with blah-blah megapixel and all the techie stuff that it has. But the regular people can still do so since we now have affordable phones with cameras or if videocam can’t fit into the budget, what’s the use of rentals, right?

3.   NOTE ON A DIARY/WRITE IT ON YOUR JOURNAL OR ORGANIZER WHATEVER. Diaries and journals are not just for teens who enjoy writing about their days on school, their disappointments to their parents, their failing grades and their crush on the football quarterback and the boy next door. It’s for everybody and it’s not necessary to write an entry everyday. It could be only when you feel like writing things that happened on that day or when only there is a very special occasion.

4.   UPLOAD PICTURES AND MAKE A SLIDESHOW IN THE COMPUTER. If you can’t afford to rent for a video camera and all you have is a camera and however, you still can’t afford to have all the pictures develop, making a slideshow in your computer or in your friend’s computer would be an option. Not only you can make those pictures move but you can also burn it into a disc for you to keep and play it on your player whenever you feel like remembering anything.

5.   MAKE A SCRAPBOX. Sounds weird? No. I’m an avid maker of scrapboxes ever since high school until now. Such a long time. What is this Scrap Box? It’s just like a scrapbook, the only difference is the name itself, it’s not a book but a box. Well, I cover this boxes with colorful wallpapers or wrappers. Now, what’s inside the boxes? Remembrances. Some things don’t just fit in into a scrapbook like stones for example. I was too lazy to make my scrap book so I made scrap boxes where I put tokens and remembrances during occasions, gifts from friends, keychains from festivals, souvenirs from different places, written articles like speeches that I used to deliver, cassette tapes, prom candles, receipts, dried flowers and other things that remind me of special dates and affairs.

REMINISCE. Hahaha… of-course, it’s the easiest to do. To remember them. Reminiscing moments oftenly would make those moments unforgettable and that’s for sure unless you get amnesia or alzheimer’s disease that is why those 5 things mentioned are very useful.

The mistake was easily corrected by filling in the extra line, but the mistake is still quite visible if you look closely. All you ever wanted to know about the Lincoln Memorial. 

By the way, Abraham Lincoln’s body is not buried in the Lincoln Memorial. It’s actually in Springfield, Illinois. And the position of the statue’s hands are not sign language.More Lincoln Memorial trivia.

 In my culture where violence, both verbal and physical is so rampant, and women are more often than not, the victims of such violence, it is not uncommon to hear a wife cry out to her violent husband with such statements as, “it is better to break my bones with sticks and stones than attack me with bitter words”. There is a lot of truth in this statement, because words not only soothe, give life and empower, they also have the capacity to hurt and kill.

 Our words have the power to shape circumstances and the sooner we learnt how to control out tongues, the sooner we will see victory in our lives.

 Life and death are in the power of the tongue. This law governs all life and it works the same for everyone, whether you are a believer or not. What is so sad is that most people through ignorance or neglect destroy their own lives with words. People are destroyed because of what they don’t know. It is ignorance and lack of understanding of the power of words that keep people in defeat.

 Words instill fear and fear is the greatest weapon the evil people in society use against people to create failure in their lives. Words normally start off small and before we know it, we have used our mouths to create defeat in our lives.

 Every idle word we speak is judged and has dangerous consequences for us or those around us. Think about the dangerous effects of rumor mongering! Usually one person by talking untruths about another person and soon or later the society gets full of rumors.

 Knowing that words indeed kill, my counsel in this article is that we should all mind our words every time we get up to say something.

Often we see through a glass darkly, sorrow and grief veil our sight; we cannot see beyond that. This day seems like the end of something; but when we look at God’s promises, our faith knows better. It sees beyond today; dismisses what we call the end, I am glad dad found this faith. Jesus said, “Unless a grain of wheat fall to the ground and die it abides alone, but if it die it brings forth much fruit.” We are planted to wait for our change; till we are raised a new. We are sown in weakness and raised in power. We are sown a natural body we are raised a spiritual body. Then we will no longer see through a glass darkly, but face to face. Then is brought to pass this saying, O grave where is your victory. O death where is your sting. I love you dad, and I’ll see you soon.

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The Art of Communication

By John B T

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

The Obama Example

Barak Obama won the US 2008 presidential election for a list of reasons, and high on the list would be his ability as a communicator. Obama’s power of oratory, his use of phraseology, his clear and concise messages; his control of the communication process and his ability to connect with his audiences are consummate. These skills can be learned.

If we want success in life we need to be able to communicate with people in a way that relates to them beneficially and preserves or increases our stature.

Throughout the presidential campaign Barak Obama used powerful, audience connection phrases such as: “This time must be different!” “Yes we can!” “A fundamentally new direction!” “Our moment is now!” “One voice!” and at least two powerful single word phrases: “Change!” and “You!” President Obama made such a powerful visual, relevant and vocal connection with his audiences that it became a matter of process for him to enter the White House. There are lessons in this for us all.

The Purpose

We need to consider the nature and purpose of any communication process we are intending to enter into; is it to be primarily of social or formal (academic, professional or business) relevance. And what do we want the communication to achieve. What is the goal?

We could say the whole of life is a social arena, but for the sake of this message let’s define social as other than formal. We humans spend most of our communication time in the social arena; be it at home with family and friends, or with work colleagues during breaks and after work hours, and with other peer groups such as school and college friends. There are different norms for these different types of communication, and all too often we confuse or frustrate the communication process by not thinking about these different norms.

Social communication can be ambivalent and is commonly not structured; its main purpose is for the enjoyment, maintenance and development of human connections. Its ambit is broad. Like the wind it changes direction often. But if we use the relaxed rules of social communication in a formal situation we are heading for problems. And all too often this is what we do.

Mode

Once the purpose of communication is established then the mode of communication needs to be chosen; for example, do we want the communication process to be conversational and interactive, such as a conversation or phone call, or; do we want a one way information transfer such as can be achieved by an e-mail, a text, a letter, or by a formal speech. The conversational mode is intrinsically a multi-line communication mode. A written mode such as an e-mail or letter is a mono-line mode; that is the message is composed and delivered without interaction or interruption. A formal speech is also a mono-line mode.

Multi-Line

A conversation cannot occur without at least two participants. Therefore, with two participants, there are two lines of communication; one in each direction between the two; one person speaks while the other listens, and vice-versa. This is a multi-line process.

But what happens when we introduce a third person to the conversation? We have only increased the participants by 50% but we have increased the lines of communication by 200%. There are three persons now, A, B and C. A has a line with B and B has a line with A (two lines). But A has a line with C and C has a line with A (two more lines); and B has a line with C and C has a line with B (two more lines). There are now six lines of communication when previously we only had two. Therefore the potential for misunderstanding and misinformation has increased dramatically.

Let’s take this exercise further by introducing another participant. With four participants the conversation is increasingly complex because we have increased the participants by a further 33.3% but we have increased the lines of communication by a further 100%. We now have A, B, C and D. A has a line with B and B has a line with A (two lines). A has a line with C and C has a line with A (two more lines). B has a line with C and C has a line with B (two more lines). But D has a line with each of A, B, and C and they reciprocate with D; this is six more lines of communication, or 12 lines in total. The potential for misunderstanding and misinformation has further increased dramatically. If we introduce a fifth person to the conversation there will be 20 lines of communication, and the chance of having a meaningful, integrated and advantageous communication with any one participant is practically non existent.

In a social arena multi-line communication may be all that is required; in fact it is essential for group cohesion. But multi-line should not be accepted as the best communication platform for the delivery of accurate and essential messages.

Mono-line

The mono-line communication process, such as an e-mail, a letter, a memo (note), a cell phone text or a formal speech, is the best way of delivering essential information. But there are pitfalls.

It is inhumane and foolish to degrade, defame or insult another person yet often the mono-line communication process is used for this purpose, particularly cell-phone texting. Good communicators can achieve their ends without being negative or destructive.

Communication that increases the initiator’s stature and is beneficial to the recipient should always be the goal. The majority of our mono-line communications are inoffensive but, occasionally, being human, we get it wrong and damage can be done. Therefore the norms should be: think before we act, if in doubt don’t do it, seek the advice of someone we trust if we can’t decide on the message content and remember, the written word is enduring, particularly in our electronic media world.

Case Study

Joe, a pleasant 20 year old male, met Jane a pleasant 18 year old female while he was purchasing takeaway food at the diner she works at part-time. Joe knows he is interested in Jane and he thinks Jane is interested in him because of the lingering conversation she engaged him with while cashing of his purchase. Joe wants to get to know Jane. What should he do? Wait until she has a break in her customer line and then ask her for a date? Or go away and think about it? He should go away and think about it. Why? Because he needs time and more information on which to make a communication decision. And he needs to avoid being offensive in order to preserve his stature. He knows where Jane works and he knows the name she goes by as it’s on her work badge, and that’s enough information for Joe at this stage. Life is not lived in an instant, it has duration, so take time and consider others.

Joe could go back to the diner at the same time next week to purchase food. Chances are it’s Jane’s regular time slot on the job. Joe could have checked with his friends, male and female, to see if a get-together could be arranged so that if he does invite Jane to the event, it is less personal and therefore less challenging.

Let’s say Joe does go back to the diner the next week; he’s made the arrangement with his friends for a get-together; Jane is on the job and she is cashing up his purchase. What does he say to her? Well it depends on how Jane is communicating with Joe compared with last time. We need to remember that not all communication is verbal; some of it is attitudinal and some of it is body language; but it is still legitimate communication, and to the person sending it there is a depth to it.  If Jane is dismissive of Joe and looking to the next customer; in other words not giving the same ‘vibes’ that Joe thought she gave last time; Joe should give it a miss. He should go no further. Joe needs to respect Jane and preserve his own stature. Also Jane has a legal right not to be harassed.

If, on the other hand, Jane is responsive then it could confirm that she is interested in Joe. Joe has already put an appropriate platform in place by making the arrangement with his friends. What should Joe do now? Joe should have a written note ready with his first name and phone number on it. Nothing else should be on the note. But before he hands the note over Joe should say something like “Nice talking to you;” this is honest and not overtly personal. If Jane doesn’t come back to him on this then Joe should leave it alone, at least for another week. No harm has been done and Joe can still buy his food at the diner. If on the other hand, Jane comes back to Joe with “Nice talking to you too,” or the like, then Joe could take it further; he could invite Jane to the get-together. If she agrees then Joe gives Jane his note. Joe should not ask for Jane’s phone number or address at this stage. He should leave Jane in control and thereby preserve his own stature and integrity.

We’re not talking absolutes here, but we are talking about thinking it through. We are talking about thinking of the other person. We are talking about what should be communication norms : think before we act, if in doubt don’t do it, seek the advice of someone we trust if we can’t decide on the message content and remember, the written word is enduring.

Joe used the multi-line communication mode (two way conversation) with Jane, and he may have used the mono-line (his note). The multi-line best served the social agenda and the mono-line best served the essential information transfer. This is how thoughtful communicators work.

Of course the situation could be reversed; Jane could be the initiator and Joe the respondent; but similar protocols should be observed.

There are good books on interpersonal etiquette available at most book stores in their self help or personal section. For a social novice or someone not confident in the social arena such a book may be a good investment.

The Formal Meeting Process

Going back to the multi-line communication mode, which can include phone calls and e-phone calls, we can see there are limitations to it with regard to formal procedures such as business meetings.

The formal meeting, which should include a facilitator or chairperson as the controller, and a notary or secretary as the record taker, has developed because there is a need for it. In the multi-line communication process, where people come together and converse as previously shown, the communication lines grow exponentially with each new participant. Therefore the ability to resolve issues rapidly disappears unless controls are put in place.

But the formal meeting is a controlled mixture of mono-line and multi-line processes. The meeting is usually opened by the facilitator or chairperson (chair) around an itemized agenda. The opening is usually a short (mono-line) welcome speech. Then the notary goes through the process of recording those attending, recording proxies, and recording apologies; this is a controlled multi-line process. Then the agenda is worked through from the chair by a series of mono-line, and controlled multi-line, interactions.

For example; the agenda will usually have notices of motion that relates to each item that needs resolution. Each notice of motion will have a proposer and sometimes a secondary proposer or list of secondary proposers; this depends on the constitution of the organization that is meeting. The chair will then invite the proposer to introduce, and speak in support of the motion; this is a mono-line speech which the chair ensures is not interrupted. Then the motion is opened from the chair for discussion.

This discussion is controlled by the chair, who has to ensure equal time is given to those who support the motion and those who oppose it. Dependant on how contentious the issue is, the chair may allow a multi-line discussion by way of conversation between the constituents, but the chair has to ensure the notary is able to record the discussion and correctly attributes authorship on each point raised.

If the meeting comprises a large group then the chair will control the discussion of the motion by a series of mono-line speeches addressed through the chair. If this did not happen then the meeting could not resolve the motion in a legally binding manner; particularly if those opposing the motion did not have their points recorded by the notary.

Once equal time has been given to both sides, then the chair closes the discussion by giving the proposer the opportunity to address opposing concerns. This may result in an amended motion which the meeting proceeds to vote on. This is called due process and is part of parliamentary procedure. This sort of process is a legal requirement binding on all publically open institutions in most democratic nations and should occur at least once a year. This is binding on a local sports club, a PTA group, a church group, a share holder company, and any organization that is open to the public. It is also the basis of operation of town or city council meetings, of court hearings and of all democratic parliamentary procedures.

There are many good books on formal meeting procedures and any good communicator will own at least one, so check out your local book store. The chance of being involved in a formal meeting at some stage of life is high.

The Formal Speech

The Obama example is to the forefront here. Do a Google or You-Tube search on Obama speeches, particularly those that occurred prior to the election. Watch and listen to them.

The first rule for a formal speech is: be honest. Don’t include anything in a speech that is not verified or validated. If using statistics quote the source. If referring to scientific data quote the bibliography. If we want to be taken seriously, if we want success, then this rule is inviolable.

The second rule is: connect with the audience. We need to know what the audience expects to hear; we need to be relevant. In other words we need to prepare for the speech. We need to know the demographics of the audience. For example, how often is a speech delivered to an audience that has hearing impaired, or English as a second language, participants without considering their needs? This happens more often than it should. In this time of electronic media, a power point English and other language translations is easy to present alongside our verbal delivery. For little or no cost it is often possible to get the service of a sign language interpreter. Check out your local hearing association for this service.

The third rule is: never be offensive. Never make religious, political or cultural reference that will alienate any part of the audience. If we want success we need to be inclusive. We’re not talking Political Correctness here but we are talking about collecting people together in a way that advances our status and benefits the hearer.

The forth rule is: use a little humor. If we want people to remember our speech we need to cause them to laugh a little. This is relevant in most situations from christenings to funerals; and from graduations to parliamentary addresses. We’re not talking about performing as a standup comic but we are talking about reducing tensions or stress levels to the point where the audience is receptive and ready to hear us.

The fifth rule is: be real. Don’t pretend to be somebody you’re not. Be the person you are because that’s the person the audience is interested in seeing and hearing.

There are excellent books on public speaking at good book shops; a good communicator will own at least one.

Bye for now.

Many similarities between John F Kennedy’s speech and the speech of Mark Anthony can be seen. In Kennedy’s inaugural address he is addressing the citizens of America who have come to listen to their new president speak. In the speech given by Mark Anthony he is addressing the citizens of Rome and informing them on things that have happened recently. Both of these speeches are for the benefit of the citizens. The speech was given to inform them and to help them. In addition they both use similar tactics such as when Kennedy pauses and waits for a reply or a cheer from his crowd. In this way he includes the crowd in his speech and makes them feel more important. In the speech given by Mark Anthony he too pauses and waits for replies from his audience and by doing so includes them more and grasps their attention. These orators both show great understanding of the art of public speaking because they find ways to include their audiences and to make them included in their speech. Another similarity in these speeches is that they both appeal to the listeners emotions in some way or another. In Mark Anthony’s speech he is stirring the crowd’s emotion and getting them angry about the death of Julius Caesar and how he was wrongfully murdered by his own friends. In John F Kennedy’s speech he was stirring the emotion of nationalism and how not to be afraid and how as a united nation they can over come all. This is important because it stimulates the listener on a deeper level because many people are strongly affected by their own emotions and sometimes they don’t think straight if their emotions get in the way. This is the case in Julius Caesar when the crowd kills innocent people because they are stirred up. In both of these speeches strong leaders and speakers were a vital role in the success of the speech itself. The speakers were fluent and their tone was stirring and they believed what they were saying. They spoke with emotion and control and this is what helped bring the support of the crowd.

Although these two speeches have many similarities they also have many differences between them. For example in the speech given by John F Kennedy was about and relating to the cold war, on the other hand the speech given by Mark Anthony was about the death and murder of Julius Caesar. In addition the main point expressed in Mark Anthony’s speech was that he felt that Julius Caesar was wrongfully murdered and that he was in fact not ambitious. Whereas in the speech given by John F Kennedy was about uniting as a nation to overcome hard obstacles such as the cold war. Overall the speech that Mark Anthony gave had an emphasis on revenge and to want to kill those who killed Julius Caesar. In the speech that John F Kennedy gave he had a happy and inspiring approach. He tried to lift the spirits of the fellow citizen and to make them feel that they can overcome the dangerous world before them. Finally there are two different things we remember a bought each one of these speeches. In Mark Anthony’s speech we remember about ambition and how Brutus can be seen as a not ambitious person and in the speech by John F Kennedy we remember the famous sentence, “Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country”.

In conclusion speeches have been greatly influential on society. Many speeches have similar components which make a speech good. Also the speaker is a large part to whether or not the speech is successful. Speeches can motivate people they can anger people they can get people excited and motivate people toward a certain goal. As we can see in these two speeches by Mark Anthony in Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare and the inaugural address of John F Kennedy there were many similarities and differences between these two speeches. Both speeches influenced a group of people even though they were different people as well as taking place at a different time. It is important to have a good speech to motive and move a crowd.