As we have now passed the middle of the term, we have gained some experience with speaking to audiences in different formats, learning how to personalize, gain credibility, and integrate research in the process. Now, we are moving forward into a new challenge: to persuade an audience. This means addressing a strongly held opinion, or bias, or perspective of the world... and destabilizing it, maybe even changing it.
For this week, I want us to review two models. One is by Mechai Veravaidya, a world leader in the area of family planning. You will see he has a very distinct style, sense of humour, and finds a way to talk about sensitive topics in an entertaining way.
Another example is by Greta Thunberg. Here is an example of a very young and fearless young person who has tremendous power in spite of her age, and largely due to her extraordinary ability to speak with honesty, clarity, and conviction.
Both of these speeches are posted in the Google Classroom. Please view them, and make observations.
Particularly, I want you to decide if you are persuaded by them. If the answer is yes, why and how are you persuaded by them? Is it their delivery? Is it their research? Is it their experience and credibility? These are all possible ideas for discussion.
Please make your first post by Friday night, and then respond to the comments of 2 classmates by class time next week. I look forward to reading your thoughts.
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I liked his ideas and his friendly characteristics as he gave the speech. He presented his project and the positive consequences along with jokes which gave him credibility and attracted the audience's attention. The visual aid was one of the main support that allowed the audience to see the development. However, since his topic was related to Thai society and sexual matters, I personally found it difficult to be completely persuaded. Because the speech was given in 2010 and currently we are living in 2021, the society standard of living and culture haven't changed much. Not only that the condom wasn’t a word or a thing which people could directly say and openly place in public, but also the fact that poverty as well as lack of education remained in Thailand. Therefore, I agreed with his idea that a family plan was one of the important factors to improve people's lives, but it would be difficult to make Thai people understand and be able to do so. The project would cover only some parts of Thailand.
Greta Thunberg
Her speech was unique, unlike other speeches I had watched. There wasn’t any smile or vocal variety. Her tone was clear and her characteristic was straightforward. With the research, every fact solidly struck her audience which caused difficulty to counter back. The comparison that she made in her examples was also vividly clear that humans were being ignorant toward the issue. Not to mention that she described herself as one of the victims from global warming, it warned us to take responsibility. I was persuaded and felt bitter at the same time after listening to the speech. Moreover, she gave me a feeling that her statement was serious and important as it was not a waste of time to listen to a young girl.
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DeleteI agree that Mechai did gave his speech with friendly characteristic and also gave jove throughout the speech that makes his speech more enjoyable for audiences.
For Greta, I think she has a very unique style of speech. With her voice and tone that make the audiences take the issues more serious and start to think about it, which can lead to take an action of reducing emissions in the world.
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DeleteI agree with you. Greta was unique and different from others, but her characteristic and the way she delivered her speech was so effective in which it could raise awareness and lead the audience to actually take an action. Also, by mentioning and letting the audience think about her situation in the future, it helped to emphasize the impact of the issue and allowed the audience to look at this issue in a broader view.
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After watching his speech, I can see the importance of family planning even though his speech was about 10 years ago. I was persuaded by it when I got to see the statistics of how much the growth rate reduces and how much people stay alive from HIV/AIDS just by educating them about using condoms. His words gave me the new knowledge that condoms can actually help with poverty. Even nowadays, teaching how to use condoms is still common in many schools (I was taught before). Therefore, I think that if the new generation/everyone has access to this knowledge, then the percentage of poverty might reduce even more. Furthermore, when he delivered his speech, he did grab my attention a lot because he always has little jokes throughout the speech such as choosing hotdog as it is more symbolic. His jokes make it more fun to continue listening to the very end.
Greta Thunberg
Even Though she didn't use any gestures, vocal variety, or visual aids, still, I was persuaded by her speech. She used statistics and facts to support her speech, creating a reliable and vivid image of what is happening. This also makes people, including myself, see how serious the situation is. In addition, speaking with her unique and straightforward manner makes the audience feel even more pressure about the current issues and is persuaded to take action to create a better future. Furthermore, she asked a lot of questions to the audience throughout her speech. Her questions make me think hard and even ask myself about what am I doing right now? And how did we always ignore these issues the whole time? I was persuaded to make change, to take action, and to make hope come true. As human beings, we should be responsible for the place we live to save lives from extinction and the earth from global warming.
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DeleteFor Mechai, He told his experiences of how he taught his students by using competition in game to encourage students to have condom as a friend. During his speech, he also gave jokes to get attention from audiences.
In Greta speech, She could get attention from audiences by her serious talk about climate change. Lots of information about solutions have been given by many others but ,for her, she want us to start to take action on this issue that we have been ignoring for years.
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DeleteMe too, for Mechai, he really did grab my attention because of his humor, and I think that this is also one of the reasons why his speech was so effective and persuasive. Honestly, If he had no joke, I might not be able to watch the speech this long, so I think he made a good decision in providing jokes. Also, by providing the audience with sources, statistics, and explanations, it really helps in persuading.
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In my opinion, I think I was persuaded by the statistics of HIV or AIDS is declining so this means it is an increasing number of people stay alive. His speech were about condoms. He also gave examples of how he taught students to use condom in entertainment ways so this makes students enjoyed with the activity more than in theory way. He can also got attention from me because there are jokes along his speech.
Greta Thunberg
I was persuaded by her speech with the statistic of emissions that she provided in order to support her idea. She wasn't even smile and I could she how serious she is with the existence of emission. I also started to question myself about the issue throughout her questions at the end of her speech.
I agree with you on Meechai, he did a great job persuading me as well through his great sense of humor even on a taboo topic that we as individual sometimes hesitate to talk about. As for the Greta, I also agree with you that she was very serious and sometimes lacked the visuals but still managed to get her message across in order to persuade us.
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DeleteI agree with you on the first speaker you mentioned. I think the statistics were one of the main factor that made me persuaded from it. And I wasn't too sure about the topic itself, but I agree again with his humor which made the speech attention getting and interesting!
To your second speaker, I think with her speech topic, it was the right mood for her not to smile. I agree 100% she was serious throughout the whole speech. Not once she has grind or wanted a happy mood because she wanted people to really see the reality and not sugar-coat it!!
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ReplyDeleteMechai Veravaidya - His humor and the way he comfortably talked about a serious topic or mentioned something that seems to be taboo in society helped soften the seriousness of the topic and made it become more ordinary and debatable. His confidence in the topic discussed was shown and very obvious to the audience. As a result, the audience would have no doubt about himself as a speaker and about the topic. Also, by choosing words wisely and appropriately, it heightened his credibility and helped in gaining trust. Moreover, the research and explanation given also helped in persuading the audience.
Greta Thunberg - Although she didn’t have visual aids or some pictures to support her point or didn’t have that much body movement and kind of boring a little bit in the beginning due to the use of voice, she’s still able to persuade the audience. Her seriousness together with the research and all the reasons given, it makes this crisis, global warming, become the actual crisis, not just by its name. She gave reasons and explained things with research and most importantly, with her situation. By mentioning her situation in the next 60 or 70 years or so, it emphasized the idea of what we do or don’t do now has an impact on our future, regardless of generation. Overall, I think she successfully delivered her messages and persuaded the audience.
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DeleteI agree with you that Mechai has successfully used his sense of humour to persuade and motivate the audience to listen, making a serious topic turn into a normal and talkable one. People gained more interest and feel more relaxed listening to him which is actually hard to do so. Furthermore, for Greta Thunberg speech, I also persuaded by her. When she let us imagine the world in the next 60-70 years, it is actually interesting and makes me imagine the picture along with her.
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DeleteI agree with you on Meechai, he did a great job persuading me as well through his great sense of humor even on a taboo topic. He sounded very credible as an individual especially through his research and data and how he connected that with his own experience. As for the Greta she didn't use much visuals not did she had a sense of humor, but I was still persuaded by her because she made me imagine and wonder the world in next 60-70 years if global warming is a huge issue.
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I agree that Mechai has successfully persuaded and motivated the audience to listen by turning a serious topic into a normal and talkable one. People became more interested in him and felt more at ease while listening to him, which is difficult to do.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with you that Mechai has successfully used his sense of humour to persuade and motivate the audience to listen, making a serious topic turn into a normal and talkable one. People gained more interest and feel more relaxed listening to him which is actually hard to do so. Furthermore, for Greta Thunberg speech, I also persuaded by her. When she let us imagine the world in the next 60-70 years, it is actually interesting and makes me imagine the picture along with her.
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ReplyDeleteMechai Veravaidya: Personally I am persuaded by Mechai because of 3 main reasons. He has the ability to use stats and research in order to make his point clearly and it shows his credibility as a speaker. He also connects the research and stats to his own personal experience which helps us see his argument through his point of view and therefore be persuaded by him. Lastly his sense of humor in the speech plays an important lose because he can talk about a taboo topics with more ease and grad the attention of his audience.
Greta Thunberg: She seems to be beginning in the boring as she didn't have much body gestures nor visual aids along with her speech and the audience just had to focus on her voice. But as she continued speaking, her research, seriousness, arguments, and overall speech was really inspiring and persuasive. Even with the lack of visual aids and lack of body gestures she was able to get her message across very clearly.
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DeleteWhen Greta started her speech, I agree that she seems a little boring at first and with her young age, I was curious whether I should believe her or not. However, after I get to listen, I found that I shouldn't judge her based on how young she looked because the information, facts, and statistics that she provided is more than enough to make people believe and consider about the issue. Therefore, I was persuaded by it. Moreover, for Mechai, I also agree that he has a great sense of humour. His jokes are one of the factors that persuaded me to continue listening. It is interesting and related to everyone.
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DeleteI agree with all of your observations! Mechai created very high credibility throughout his speech from presenting a variety of stats, ideas, as well as his personal experience. These factors influence us, as an audience, to be persuaded. For Greta, she stands strong on her point. I agree that even though she may not have visual aids or enthusiasm, she is able to conduct a very stunning speech.
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DeleteI agree that using statistics can strengthen your points and gain the trust of the audience. And because Greta started her speech with a very serious tone and didn't use much variety of voice, her speech may sound less interesting to the audience. However, Greta did catch attention from the audience without visual aids as she speaks facts that we might ignore, which makes her speech very powerful.
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After watching his speech, I was absolutely persuaded by him. He emphasized using condoms and family planning is really important as it can save many lives from HIV, AIDS, or even poverty. However, this topic is taboo for some societies. The way he spoke was so entertained but full of knowledge which I really enjoy. Also, he provided a lot of information about the project that he has done by using statistics and pictures and shares his own experiences in each event which shows his credibility.
Greta Thunberg
She spoke with a powerful voice as I notice in the video even though her voice didn’t have a lot of vocal variety, so it could sometimes bore me. Also, she had no visual aids to support her points, but she could handle it well as she sounded so serious. Also, she really emphasized how serious climate change is by providing statistics and facts that no one would seriously solve this issue although there are solutions to fix it. I am totally persuaded by her because she states how serious climate change is for her, as I am in the same generation as her I would face the same problems in the future if no one starts to take this issue seriously.
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DeleteI agree that Mechai delivered his topic interestingly. He used his sense of humour but still presented us with a lot of reliable and useful information. I just noticed Greta’s vocal variety! That does not come to my mind when I first watch. I did not get bored, personally. However, I agree with your observation. She emphasised the seriousness of the climate change crisis and it is very impactful for all of us to be aware.
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DeleteIn the Greta's speech, I do agree with on on the point that you said that even she didn't give any visual aids she still have a powerful voice that can make us to realize the problem about the emission.
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In Greta's speech, I agree with you that, despite the fact that she did not use any visual aids, she has a powerful voice that may make us comprehend the problem of pollution.
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DeleteI agree with you that some people still see condoms as something prohibited. Mechai makes us realize the importance of condoms and it is normal. And I have to admit that Greta’s speech is a bit hard to catch up with since the audience has to follow what she said. Visual aids might make it easier for the audience to picture and follow her speech, but she did a pretty good job without it.
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Yes, I get persuaded by him. He has sense of humour. He express the topic that may hard to say the public to be friendly to listen and understand. He build high credibility throughout the speech from using many his personal story. It really show how he has expertise and experience. He not only spoke out but he has evidence, the real picture of himself, provided. So, I know that it reliable. His use of visual aids was great. Not just providing his picture showing his experience, but he also presenting facts and numbers. It enhance my understanding in the topic.
Greta Thunberg
I really get persuaded by her. Her speech was stunning and impact. I am connect with her topic that is one point. Climate change is the problem the world has been discuss for many years and not yet being solved. Beside that, she point out the cause and problem strongly. She used examples that relatable to the listener, clearly illustration. She used her experience to create the awareness. That is the point where I get persuaded. It enhance her credibility and connection to the audience. The use of tone and pitch also strengthen her persuasion. Even she did not use visual aids, she spoke with low pitch which expressing her seriousness. I can feel it. It influence the audience to carefully listen to her.
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DeleteI agree with his visual aids being great. If he have not shown pictures, it would have been hard for the listeners to visualize it. And it did enhance the knowledge in the topic because I didn't know a lot of what he had mentioned and how Thailand did fight against it.
I too was persuaded by her, and her topic is also a big sign for giving us awareness as listeners who are able to comprehend data and language, it was a strong speech that made me think of my own actions that I contribute to the society.
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DeleteI agree on even she did not use the visual aids, her speech is very powerful and persuasive. It could tell by how she feels about this problem, and it directly show by the way she express herself. When she related the problem to her future and talked about we have to do something, I was persuaded.
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DeleteI agree with you that his visual aids, personal experience and evidence is really great, it makes the audience can visualize what he say easily. Moreover, the statistic he shows to us make the audience think that this is how Thailand actually do to make it happened.
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ReplyDeleteThe Tedtalk speech by Mechai Viravaidya persuaded me a lot because by his way of delivering his speech. He has a humor in which has a gap with the topic considering it to be a serious topic, he is able to bring jokes into his presentation which made me laugh. Not only he was a great speaker in getting people’s attention using humor, his claims were supported by statistical evidence as well as testimony, where he showed his experience and his picture in one of the occasion. It persuaded me most knowing he took part in this whole process. Having him in a picture next to the monk showed his credibility, and as the speaker who is a Thai national, talking about his country gives me more reasons to believe him. Because if it was a foreigner talking about another foreign country, I might ask myself on why should I care.
The Tedtalk speech by Greta Thunberg has persuaded me a lot because she talks about the on going current issue, which needs more recognition. She doesn’t follow the rational way of speaking in speeches where the ending or conclusion usually have a positive effect or view to it. However, she was able to really get myself to think about what I should be doing is not hoping but to start with action. Look for action instead of waiting for something good to come out of it. Her delivery was powerful and it was like an arrow straight to my heart, especially coming from an 11-year old girl who isn’t a teenager but who is passionate about changing the future because it directly affects her generation. Her statistics provided was impactful because it was necessary to know specifically how much or how bad it is of a situation to make people believe. Because if she has stated ‘a lot’, ‘many’ and so on, it wouldn’t be as impactful as her supported evidence.
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I agreed that her methods to convey the speech was truly unique and it totally captured my attention. I also loved her straightforward attitude which showed her strong determination about the topic. Not to mention that her research evidently represented the causes and the solutions of the problem, as well as the reason why nothing became better through these years.
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The speech that Mechai delivered can persuade me a lot. This is because of his sense of humor that can attract my attention, make the speech not too serious, and easy to understand. He also told us his story and showed us the picture of what he has done to promote family planning in Thailand. Moreover, he also showed a lot of statistics that can make his speech more credible. The decrease in the percentage of children per family helps in showing the successful result of what he is trying to do, and this is one of the strong evidence that can persuade me.
Greta Thunberg
I would like to say that her speech totally persuades me. After watching her speech, I feel like I should do something to stop climate change. She began her speech with her story and delivered her speech without visual aids. She used a low voice and delivered her speech at a low speed to make every point clear. This also shows her emphasis on climate change. She also gave the statistic to show how serious climate change is. Moreover, she also personalized her speech by telling her experience that she school strike for the climate. This shows that she is already started to take action, and this also persuades the audience, including me, to start to do something to stop this problem.
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DeleteI agree, I literally wrote that his sense of humour helped aid the audience’s memory and full attention to the speech. He gains credibility from taking actions and support with statistics and evidence, and it is safe to say that he persuaded us, let alone the audience members by walking us through Thailand’s bold plan to raise its standard of living. As for Greta Thunberg, I also went on about how she began her speech with a personal anecdote and indeed made eye contact with the audience with barely any help from a script and visual aids. All we have to do is to “wake up and change,” I believe this quote stuck with you too.
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Mechai Veravaidya
Honestly, I think condoms and sexual intercourse are things that some Thai people find embarrassing, uncomfortable, or inappropriate to talk about in public. Mechai actually did a great job in sharing about family planning and how condoms and contraceptive pills helped to decrease the growth rate as well as prevent the number of AIDS/HIV from increasing. I’m convinced that condoms and contraceptive pills play a huge role in family planning and I do think that it was a good idea to develop and promote that. In addition to that, I think Mechai really shows his expertise by the rate he speaks and the statistics he provides after his claims. (He speaks in a fast manner, not stuttering at all.) Furthermore, his sense of humor lightened the mood since the topic he spoke about could be sensitive for some. As a Thai national talking about his country and his projects, it gave him credibility.
Greta Thunberg
Although Greta does not have visual aids, or any gestures during her speech, I didn’t think that it was any less powerful. It was intense and serious. It was like she was calling me out for being ignorant, which I admit I am despite knowing of global warming. Her speech could come off as boring for some people, but the content was packed and well-researched. She had strategic pauses and used rhetorical questions to evoke emotions from her audience. Her speech gets people reflecting on their actions. I have to say I’m quite persuaded by her speech. It gets me thinking about myself and what I can/should do to slow down global warming. Because if it’s not us inhabitants who live in this world, then who would give a care about what happens? If we who live here don’t even care or think of lifting a finger to help, then why should anyone else bother?
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DeleteI do agree with your point that Mechai really did a great job in his speech on how he could make the sensitive story to be less serious and less the shyness out from his audience. Moreover, he made his audience to pay attention to his speech by using the visual aids and adding some jokes on his speech.
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DeleteI really with the point that mentioned about how professional Mr. Mechai is. He speaks with very decent rate and the tone of voice is very well controlled. It shows that he has been doing public speaking for many times, and he looks very comfortable to do this and even how he gets to the audience by his sense of humor and common experiences.
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I was persuaded by her speech. I believe that it was her way of delivery and assertive information. The tone of voice that she used and the eye contact that play the main role of conveying the feeling and the necessity of the topic. She used a lower tone of voice which made listeners realize that it is an important matter. She looked serious but not too stressed which is communicated by her eyes as a nonverbal communication. She prepared well, the flow and the reliable research. Moreover, her conclusion is quite strong. It makes people feel like they really need to take action for this climate change in order to help and improve the situation.
Mechai Viravaidya
After watching the video, Mechai's speech could persuade me as well. His way of delivery and his presentation slides are the factors that could make people follow his speech. He could maintain listeners’ attention by his sense of humor. He used a little higher tone which included a lot of excitement. While watching the speech video, I heard the sound of people laughing along his speaking, so I can tell how they enjoyed his speech. As a result, his audience had less tendency to get bored and lost concentration. Moreover, the audience were able to track and understand points that he talked about since he provided visuals in slides on each step.
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DeleteI agree with your comment on Mechai’s visual aids. They were very clear, concise and not distracting at all, particularly the parts with statistics presented. I’d also like to add that the pictures of the local communities and also himself being involved in the project have made the whole speech more relatable and personalised.
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Greta Thunberg
I would say that the TEDx Talk delivered by Greta Thunberg has taken the world by storm. In my opinion, throughout the speech, she did not use much of the vocal variety or any visual aids. She used a low voice most of the time. However, this did not bore the audience because her speech was very effective, especially for this current situation. She used her platform to push global leaders and citizens to address issues on global climate change and the environment. Her speech on the climate and environment has sparked a movement that has raised awareness on a global level.
Mechai Viravaidya
It is comforting to see that he could casually talk about condoms throughout the TEDx Talk in front of the whole crowd. I mean, his great sense of humour can make him really persuasive and attractive. The visual aid used in the speech was well organised, and we could see his personal experience. It helped add credibility to his speech. Then, when he was giving examples and showing pictures of the kids blowing up condoms like balloons and wearing coloured hats made of condoms in the news that certainly piqued my interest. I really appreciate his dedication of bringing condoms out from under the table in Thailand and helped educate society for a better understanding of family planning.
I feel the opposite about Greta's vocal variety. I feel like she is specific with her pauses and pace which make it smooth and interesting to follow along. She also personalized her speech well.
DeleteI totally agree that he make it very comforting and funny which make the audience enjoy with the point that he is trying to make. He also have a nice presenting pace.
I agree on the comment on Greta's speech that she her tone of voice was very constant, and did not use virtual aids at all. Also, when you mention that her speech did not bored the audience, I agree she has a monotone speech, but somehow it is interesting that makes me want to keep listen
DeleteMoreover, I totally agree on the second comment as well. That the speaker is comforting his speech by sense of humor and personalised it. Also, his visual aids are good too.
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I think the speech from Mechai Viravaidya has persuaded me a lot by the technique that he use like, sense of humor, give some statistics, his visual aids and his experience from what he had seen in his life. Referring to the way that he can speak about the personal things or the taboos in front of the public but he still can make the audience to open their mind to listen to his speech and also enjoy with it. Moreover, he included some evidences to support his points that it actually works, which this make him more credibility.
Greta Thunberg
Even Greta is a little girl but her speech is really persuasive. Even though she didn't have lots of body language or any visual aids, her speech still impact the listeners by her deep and powerful believe that are delivered in her voice. She also mentioned some sources that make her point be more stronger like IPCC and Paris contract. Furthermore, she has provided many statistics to support her points, it also makes her speech more reliable.
I agree that Mechai uses various technique in his speech mix with his sense of humor. I also want to add that he illustrates his point well by telling stories with full details making it more relatable and clear as well as using reliable sources of information such as the UN and world bank.
DeleteI agree that the lack of visual aids did not affect the efficiency. I want to add that she has a nice control of her vocal variety. Moreover, she pick nice topics to fathom about.
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DeleteI couldn't agree more with Mechai point that he's persuasive because his speech contains with many information such as stats, picture, and his own experience, and the ways he presented along with humor.
I also agree with Greta's point that she is really persuasive even though she had no visual aids to support her points. She still controlled it really well with her deep and serious voice.
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ReplyDeleteI think this is a very intense speech as she gives out the speech with a very serious vibe and tone of voice. I feel like she are very in control of her vocal variety including her pauses and pace. She also back up her point with numbers of research which makes the idea more creditable. Even though she is only a kid, she has shown her credibility by saying that she has been in a protest regrading the climate change which show how she cares about the matter she is presenting. Moreover, she personalizes her speech and relate it well to the audience by the fact that we do not care much about such important thing.
Mechai Veravaidya
I think he is a potential speaker. He talks about what could be inappropriate and uncomfortable in a very simplistic and funny way. He control the pace of his speech very well. I think the visual aids help a lot with his speech. I also find it more relatable when he crack a constant joke. Moreover, the topic he present is very interesting and seem like a controversial topic people consider about in daily life.
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DeleteI completely agree with your comment that Greta has controlled her vocal variety in a brilliant way. She used pauses and controlled her pace very effectively which contributes to her overall purpose of putting light on the issue at hand, global warming, which is a very serious concern. She is a kid but the way she delivered and presented her speech made her sound like anything but a kid talking.
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DeleteWhat you have said is completely true about Mechai Veravaidya. He brings such a good and memorable visual aids and that also one of the reason why I enjoyed listening to his speech
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DeleteI agree with you that Greta give us a very intense speech as she use the strong voice and accent, this make the speech feel really powerful even she didn't speak very loud. Moreover, the pattern and vocal variety on how she pauses can get attention from the audience easily. Also, you can really tell how serious she are when you first look at her. Lastly, not only the way that she speak make me persuaded her statistic and evidence is also well-prepared.
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I was persuaded by her speech. She is just a little girl but the rhythm and sound that she use is so powerful. She include her direct experience with this topic, which is very persuasive. Moreover, she also mentioned sources such as IPCC and Paris contract, which make her speech even more credible. Her speech makes me think what am I doing to our planet.
Mechai Veravaidya
The topic that he was talking is a really serious and sensitive topic. However, his sense of humor soften this topic up and make the audience became open on this topic and listen to him. He control the speed of this topic at the great rate. He uses many statistics to support his point, which make him more credible. He also personalise his speech by telling his experience such as the time that he take the contraceptive to the monk for him to bless it. He shows many visual aids, which make his speech easier to understand. I was persuaded by his speech to believe that family planning is one of the important factor in people's live.
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I agreed that he used numerous techniques to make a wonderful speech despite the sensitive topic. In my opinion, his experience was his strong point to make a presentation as well as jokes at the same time. His idea was also vividly being conveyed with the support from solid evidence and visual aid.
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His speech is persuasive as he support his point with statistics and his sense of humor. It is very important to get to the audience with enjoyment and made the speech not boring. The switching between putting in evidence, and the pictures or photo that really made the audience laughed is very interesting for his speech. The medium tone of his voice and how well prepared he is made the speech sounds very academic and formal.
Greta Thunberg
She is very good at controlling her voice and nervousness. I could see al little of nervousness while she speaking but seems like she control it very well. She uses slow and low voices that made me think along with her speech that it is true that we haven't paid enough attention to these problems. The speech was very academic and she has to remember a lot of information which is not easy at her age. I'm very impressed when she said "what we do or don't do right now, me and my generation can't undo in the future". which was on point, to persuade people to do something and care about our planet.
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I totally agree with everything you said, especially the fact that it is very persuasive when Greata Thunberg asked audiences about our future: how next generation kids react to us like why haven’t we do something to stop climate change. Also, I think the way she told the truth from her perspective persuade audiences very well: studying about global warming get solution but it won’t matter if no one takes action.
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Greta Thunberg
Her speech had an impact on me. She may be a little girl, but the rhythm and tone she employs are really strong. She uses her personal expertise with the subject to persuade the audience. She also highlighted sources like the IPCC and the Paris Agreement, which adds to the credibility of her statement. Her words make me wonder what I'm doing to our earth.
Mechai Veravaidya
I believe he has the potential to be a speaker. In a very simple and entertaining approach, he discusses what could be improper and uncomfortable. He has a good command of the tempo of his discourse. I believe the visual aids are quite beneficial to his speaking. I also find it more relatable when he tells jokes all the time. Furthermore, the topic is intriguing and appears to be a contentious one that people ponder in their everyday lives.
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Delete“What are we doing” is indeed the question. The speech is 3 years old but yet it is still relevant. Yes, this speech persuaded all of us to make a change, but let’s be real, the reason why everyone is paranoid because of covid is that people are getting impacted directly while climate change seems to be far from our concern until it is too late. It’s fascinating how this “little” girl can make such a “big” impact on the emotions of the audience, the people, and even us watching behind a screen.
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“Monk blessing contraceptives with holy water”, the speech was held in Thailand, so the audience can relate to this because they know that Buddhism was the common belief for Thai people at the time. He showed the picture with him and the monk to personalise himself with the story and his involvement with the project which gained credibility from his audience. “Cops and rubbers” and “in rubbers we trust”, were among the memorable phrases in his speech and it was presented with great execution. “7.7 million lives saved”, “New HIV/AIDS infections declined by 90%” these statistics are big numbers and he emphasized his main points strongly. His sense of humour help aid (pun not intended) the audience’s memory and full attention to the speech
Greta Thunberg
Her story was the introduction, her voice was calm and collected and she sounds passionately determined. She mentioned that she “only speaks when she thinks it’s necessary” due to her conditions but she maintains eye contact with the audience which truly shows how important this topic is to her and should also be the case for the audience. Even though I don’t hold much power in society to make that big of a change, but from listening to her speech, it impacts my ways of thinking and my emotions toward the ongoing crisis caused by our emission. She used her grandchildren (and the question “why didn’t you do anything when there still was time to act”) as an example for the audience to reflect upon themselves that their following actions will determine the lives of future generations. The climate crisis has already been solved. We already have all the facts and solutions. All we have to do is to “wake up and change.” I believe that these quotes have stuck with the audience as it is, in fact, a wake-up call.
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Definitely agree, so many memorable (and brilliant) phrases by Mechai. I loved the "cops and rubbers" pun. And yeah, the statistics he showed at the tail end of the HIV/AIDS segment were quite astounding and really supported his argument.
For Greta, I agree as well. You can really see how much this subject matters to her, especially because of her selective mutism. The speech was an excellent wake up call (although whether it has woken people or not remains to be seen, I suppose...).
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His speech is quite enjoyable. He used facts, statistics and his picture to support his points. Plus, he tends to use condoms as a symbol. He made people in the 1970s realize the value of condoms and contraceptive tools. When there is an HIV/Aids crisis. He makes a campaign, easy to draw attention and symbolic. Put these in education school, use radio, podcast and so on. Eventually, everyone tends to use condoms and he fixes Thailand's birth rate, increasing the chance to survive. In my opinion, I was persuaded by his speech due to the facts, statistics and pictures that he presented. It makes me feel like everyone that he said is true.
Ms. Greta Thunberg
Her speech is so emotional without smiling; plus, serious intention. She uses statistics and a good example to represent the cause and effect of this climate change issue. She said “ Maybe they will ask why you didn”t do anything.” This sentence is quite powerful and so emotional, which leads me as an audience to feel more responsible. It feels like a human's responsibility to duel these problems.
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DeleteI agree with your comment on Mechai’s speech. It really is enjoyable! Moreover, I think it is very impressive that he was able to maintain the audience attention throughout the speech despite that the topic he had chosen to discuss was considered as a taboo.
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DeleteI totally agree with you that Greta’s speech is emotional. I can see her seriousness through her actions and her voice. Plus, the statistics make her speech more believable and I also feel the responsibility.
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Mechai Veravaidya
Even though the point he brought up was something that was difficult to put into the conversation because it sounded awkward, he presented it very well and didn't feel serious at all. One of the ways in which his speech sounds smooth is because he tends to insert jokes throughout the presentation. In addition, his composition and rhythm of explanations are excellent. Overall, besides this is a controversial and interesting topic, his presentation has the effect of enticing the audience to never get out of their chairs.
Greta Thunberg
After listening to her speech, it made me feel and perceived that it had a huge impact on the audience. She is very good at using tone and rhythm. Those things made what she said enjoying and inviting. Moreover, the way that she adds some sources like the IPCC and the Paris Agreement in her dialogue made her speech much more believable and dependent.
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DeleteI agree with you comment on both speeches. On Mechai, the topic is really awkward, but he presented it in less serious way. Also on Greta, her speech is very impactful, her tone is good, and it was very smooth when she put sources into her speech to make it more reliable
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DeleteI also agree with you guys that the first speaker, Mechai, brought the difficult topic and made it as a speech. However, the second speech by Greta is extremely powerful and the way she use facts and statistics make her speech reliable.
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Mechai presented with several personifications along his speech. Instead of using complex technical vocabularies in the area of family planning and as it is quite a controversial topic to discuss, he incorporated relatable examples with a distinct sense of humour. In addition, he included his personal experience with the issue, which establishes his credibility and potentially gains the audiences’ trust in his viewpoint on family planning. However, the data collected was around 2010 and not extrapolated, therefore the information might be outdated in terms of statistics and cultural acceptance. Nevertheless, overall, I would agree that this is a successful persuasive speech.
Greta Thunberg
In the beginning of Greta’s speech, she began with telling the audience about some of her personal struggles such as developing depression at 11 years old, Asperger syndrome, OCD and selective mutism. Despite the fact that she is already well-known, introducing herself to the audience can personalise the speech as a whole. Greta also applies the use of rhetorical questions effectively e.g. “Why should I be studying for a future that soon will be no more, when no one is doing anything whatsoever to save that future ?”, which could be considered as an impactful technique, especially for persuasive speeches. Overall, with her facial expressions which suggest a strong drive for changes on this issue and the credibility she gained from including statistics e.g. research by the IPCC are what I think are the main factors in persuading the audience.
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I agree, I think by avoiding the all the complex technicalities of family planning and just diving head first into the issue, Mechai's speech was much more effective. Regarding the data, I believe the speech was given in 2010 so the data would have been the latest at the time...
As for Greta, I agree with your observation on the use of rhetorical questions. Many of the questions she asked were quite impactful, and carried with them a lot of weight.
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DeleteI agree with my friend about Mechai Veravaidya's speech. He use his own experience which is rapidly reliable, and he has a graph. These two things can make the audiences' trust to his speech.
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Mechai Viravaidya
Let me just start by saying that this may now be my all time favorite Ted talk (sorry, Sir Ken Robinson). I was definitely persuaded (and entertained throughout the entire talk). His style of speaking was so rapid and relentless, but such a marvel to behold. The way he integrated all of his jokes into his speech were so spot on and delivered so spectacularly, I’d say he’s better than most comedians out there. But most importantly, the message he was trying to convey is one of great importance, and let’s just say, he’s convinced me. To go into a bit more detail, as Ajarn Matthew mentioned in class, he does a great job of using humor to remove the taboo aspect of talking about sex and sex education. It worked so well I didn’t even realize he was doing it. Moreover, it was clear that he was speaking from experience, especially when he informed us of his role in various family planning programs throughout the years. I mean, come on, if you Google “condom man Thailand”, his Wikipedia page is the first thing that comes up in the results! It’s clear that he knows what he’s talking about (and with that sense of humor, I’d probably believe him anyway if he didn’t). The pace of the speech was wonderful as well - nonstop rush until the last minute, but he made it work. Overall, brilliant delivery and style. Not only does this man now have my support, he also has my respect and admiration. Thank you, Mechai, for making the world (!?) a better place.
Greta Thunberg
This is the second time I’ve watched this speech, and it’s still as compelling as it was the first time. It’s surprising that someone so young could deliver a speech so powerful, and so brilliant. Her message was (and still is) an urgent one, and it’s one that makes a lot of sense. I’ve heard a lot of people criticize her for her supposed lack of expertise in the field, but as she said in the speech, we already know what we need to do to solve the climate crisis. “We already have all the facts and solutions”. Yet, we choose to do nothing. Plus, even though she lacks experience, it’s clear that her logic is much stronger than that of adults. Her speech was very persuasive (it swayed me, at least). Although her research was solid, I found the most persuasive part of her speech to be her delivery, especially her straightforwardness and logic. The personal story she started was quite effective, and I think did a great job of introducing us to her and the issue. I found the most impactful part to be when she made a plea, not only for herself, but for her children and grandchildren. She made it clear that this issue is a serious one and that change needs to happen. I sincerely hope it does...
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DeleteI just want to say that I completely agree that Mr. Mechai's speech has also become my favorite Ted Talk (haven't watched that many to be fair), simply due to his brilliant delivery and perfect use of humor to talk about something no one really talks about in this manner. I think that if he had taken another approach, making his speech more serious, it wouldn't have had the same impact that it had on me. If I were to see his face pop up anywhere in the future, I'd probably still be able remember him as Thailand's condom man.
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I agree. Greta's straightforwardness and logic persuaded me as well. Not everyone is able to speak up like her and I think it's pretty admirable that she is able to do so at such a young age.
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Overall, I think I am persuaded by her; Even though she is not specializing in global warming, the way she delivers and relates audiences to the topic is impeccably persuasive enough for me to believe that I should take action against global warming already.
FIrst, she is trying to make audience believe how much the topic she’s going to talk about highly matters by
comparing what’s supposed to be with what really is happening today: if humans can change global climate, we wouldn’t have talked about anything else, every media would have put that as a big headline or if burning fossil fuels would threaten human-existence, the government would have made burning fossil fuels illegal already.
Her unaware humor and genuinity: she said due to OCD, she only speaks when it matters and this one of the time.
Throughout the speech, she also uses research to support her speech
And asks effective questions to persuade people to believe that they should take action already.
Personally, I am very persuaded when she tells us our future life if we are doing the same thing we’re doing today and how our children or grandchildren might respond or ask: why didn’t we do anything to save the world when there’s a chance.
Michai Viravaidya
For his speech, it is less serious and more enjoyable; He is talking about
How Family planning helps lower poverty in Thailand and I am persuaded because he uses effective Statistics and credible sources like the HIV AIDS infections goes down by 90% and 7.7 million lives have been saved according to the World Bank. Besides, he uses his sense of humor or jokes such as Coca Cola was once on the board instead of condoms, women saying no wonder there’s no side effect because condoms have been blessed by the monks, American have been helping everyone no matter if they want help or not. This topic can be highly relatable to people who plan to raise a child. Lastly, he explains the process in detail(step by step) and delivers a speech very naturally.
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His speech is very enjoyable even though his topic is quite stressful and sensitive. He has a really good sense of humor which can gain lots of attention from his audience. He uses his sense of humor to connect academic topics to the audience to take away the seriousness of the speech. Also, his visual aids use a variety of them such as statistics or pictures throughout the whole speech he was given. In the visual aids, he also shows pictures of himself along with talking of his experiences with the project to personalize it. That could be the speaker's credibility because he involved himself in the topic of the speech which means he really knows about it. Moreover, he did a very good research about the topic as we can see in the detail of the speech.
Greta Thunberg
The speaker is incredibly talk in a very effective way without facial expression. I was persuaded by her when she is a young public speaker who tries to normalize climate change and tries to make the audience notice that what she is talking about is something that is very close and related with our daily basis. Also, she did lots of research to support her speech
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DeleteFor the first one, I agree with you that he can make the serious topic more enjoyable by using his sense of humor, and the pictures that he provides help a lot in making his speech more credible.
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His speech is very reliable because he included many relevant pictures and he also referred the speech to him throughout the talk. As well as his speech contains many fact with supporting evidences, he got the audience attention a lot because he allow his sense of humor to insert in at various during his speech. His technique was good because he kept talking and talking, but at some point he paused and then he continued, which is good because it give the audience a break. I think his speech is a good persuading speech because his method of pursuation looks professional.
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How she started her speech was different from the first video because she started off with a fact and a serious talk. In my opinion, I think her speech is not quite persuasive enough because even though she has good informations, but it was a bit boring and too formal. She kept using same phrases and referred back to her point. She used common examples, so that the audiences can all understand the point she’s trying to make.
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His speech is very enjoyable even through the topic is bit serious. He uses many of the examples and reliable sources to support his main idea along with his sense of humor that really make audiences to enjoy with his speech. He also tell about his personal experiences along with the speech. From this I think that his speech is really a persuasive speech.
Greta Thunberg
This video surprise me since the beginning because she start the speech with her personal experiences and it really different from the first video that she don't have any facial expression however, her speech still persuasive me to listen. She try to use examples so that the audiences can understand about topic that she talking about.
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ReplyDeleteFirst speaker Mechai Viravaidya.By watching his speech,i feel that his voice and the way that he speak is very interesting. He often refers to his experience that support the concept of his speech, also using data to back up his topic very well. The topic that he choose is very sensitive for many people but he can perform it in a very comfortable. in my opinion,his speech is effective in terms of persuade the audience in this type of topic.
Second speaker Greta Thunberg. The topic that she choose is very impactful to everyone in the world. with the expression of her face and her voice, it gives the power to the speaker very well. In term of the credibility, as a young girl taking about climate change and the environment, i believe that she comes out and speake about this to speak not just for herself but for everyone who try to save the future world as much as possible.
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ReplyDeleteFor the first speaker, Mechai Viravaidya, he is an interesting man. He can present something that every doesn't dare to speak in public like condom in casual way. By telling a joke, he can make people comfortable about the topic and let them think that he is easy to approach. And by telling his experience, the story that he was involved gives him a credibility for people to trust him. Moreover, he has a research that was done in his country which gives a weight to his speech. In my opinion, I was convinced by the reasons I mentioned.
Second speaker, Greta Thunberg, is another interesting one. She begins her speech with a very serious topic and serious tone. But, after that, she reduces the tone down by making audience laugh. She convinces the audience by telling them the research and make them concern about global warming. She also show them how the global warming can be caused by everyday life. What gives her a credibility is she live in the same world as us. And, because she live in the same world as me, we have the same problem to concern. This make me think I have to do something to fix this problem.
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He is effective as a speaker, and he has good techniques to persuade the audiences to his side. Comparing the things with the things, so people can understand the point. He prepared his speech very well, this included his visual aids as well. There are statistics to support his idea which is extremely big and clear. This led listeners to recognize the statistic easier. He has a sense of humor in his speech, so this make listeners feel not too intense with the topic.
Greta Thunberg
She starts with his experience which is interesting. Her monotone voice is perfect for the story that she tells, and this is her key to gather people's attention as her voice and story seems pretty powerful and dramatic at the same time. Apart from that her facial expressions are associated with the story.
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DeleteI agree with you that the example that Mechai gave were pretty clear and directly support his point. Also, I agree that Greta used her powerful voice perfectly, promoting her speech to become more interesting.
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DeleteI agree with the example of Greta Thunberg's tone which is very serious and pressured to the audiences. This tone can make them feel more interested in her speech.
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His speech was very enjoyable. He uses his sense of humor to make the serious topic a normal topic that general people can understand and not be shy to learn about condoms or pills. Also, he includes some statistics to support his points which makes his speech have more credibility. He persuades the audience with an interesting topic, including his own experience and an event that happened. He also made great visual aids with a lot of examples and pictures. And yes, he persuaded me because of his enjoyable speech.
Greta Thunberg
Greta’s speech was very powerful and full of engagement. She did very well in controlling nervousness and her voice tone even though she has no visual aids. I, as a listener, feel that her voice is very impactful and credible because her voice was intense and full of seriousness. Also, she made the speech reliable by including statistics and mentioning some sources to support her points.
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DeleteI agree with because Mechai say the serious topic to be a normal topic. It can make the audience listen easily. I like his persuade. The content is very nice, and he uses the example that can make people can understand.
For the Greta, she is the women that want the world change. her voice is not same as other people. It is a unique voice and tone. She use the experience to make the audience understand.
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DeleteI agree. Her speech was so powerful and captivating. The way of executing the topic and the controlling of her voice was great, even though she is still young. With no visual aids needed, I agree with you that she made all of us engaged and think back of what we have done negatively to this world and how we can impact it to preserve for our future.
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I agree with everything you’ve said; I think for greta Thunberg’s speech, she wants to make audiences feel like global warming seriously matters and has not been solved, so she gives out seriousness to audience to persuade that this topic really matters and people should take action now. I think the way she asks rhetorical question is surprisingly very persuasive to me.
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He is truly an effective speaker, and his delivery is brilliant. Even though his speech is in high rate and his accent is kindly Thai, his voice and accent are really clear and easy to understand. He always reliable source to show statistics that makes his family planning sounds more interesting. Moreover, He is actually put some jokes in his speech, but he has a great concentration and confidence that he can keep talking while the audience are laughing.
Greta Thunburg
I firstly thought that the speaker in Teds' project should be adults and elders, but it is a girl, which decrease my interest at the first point. Her ordering is very interesting that can attract me again. I love that she firstly talk about problems and issues, then introduced herself and her abnormal ability that she has syndrome that makes her doesn't talk much at most time. Moreover, her monotone voice is not boring at all, but make it more interesting due to her condition.Overall, she is a great speaker that did a fantastic job at her age.
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He picked up the family planning topic. It was not the normal topic that we could speak with the unknown person because it is weird when people mention a condom using. Moreover, many campaigns that relate to condoms such as a blowing condom competition in primary school. For him, he makes this speech more funny and easier to be along with birth control from the beginning to the end. The main component that brings me to trust him about this persuasive speech is the statistics and his experience. Mr. Mechai worked as a former politician and activist about birth control and AIDS awareness. He came with specific information about this topic. To illustrate, the percentage that showed the impact of using condom or other birth control products. In 1947, population growth was 3.3%, but in 2000, it was 0.5%. This statistic was extremely expressed as the well-practicable of birth control products. The
Greta Thunberg
She was a young woman and came up with the most enormous crisis in the world, “Global warming.” In this speech, she presents it precisely. It makes me stunted. The initial reason that I trust her is confidence when she speaks. The use of language, the pausing phrase to phrase, and the rhythm of the speech were perfect for a little woman on the stage. She spoke through the real-feeling and emotion with a little anger because of human neglecting. She was really considering human life being in the future. The second is the reason that she gave. Everything that she said was true. For example, the global warming effect or greenhouse effect will not specifically warn the people when we have to solve it. Nature was slowly destroyed by these effects. When we notice that we need to help the environment, it is too late. This phrase was heavily impacted on me and the other audience for sure.
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The topic in which he talks about is family planning and the importance of safe sex. In my opinion, his speech was brilliant, effective and overall, he did a great job persuading me. Usually, a speech regarding these topics is quite taboo and no one really talks about it. When they do, most of the time, it is quite serious and honestly, boring. On the contrary, Mr. Mechai uses his experience to back everything he is talking about since he was one of the catalysts in promoting contraceptives and safe sex in Thailand. Along with this, he also backs his speech up with statistics to show its effectiveness. This contributes greatly to the credibility to his speech. But it wasn't only his experience and use of statistics that persuaded me, it was the way he was able to speak so freely about the topic and his use of humor throughout his speech really made it much more effective and persuasive for me. For instance, when he warned the audience that the condoms he was showcasing were "Thai-sized". It showed that he was really enthused with what he was talking about and that he really meant it.
Greta Thunberg
On the other hand, Greta Thunberg's speech was as persuasive but in its own way. We all know her as the face of climate change protests and she has appeared all over the news in many occasions, for instance, her climate strikes. To me, the way she introduced climate change was extremely powerful, talking about the irregularities in laws and policies when it came to climate change. She also had a personal backstory to it that I didn't know, in that she was severely affected personally because of these climate issues. She also does a very good job in criticising human beings as a species, how we talk of climate change but just move on like nothing is happening. She continues to question human beings throughout the speech by using rhetorical questions while providing facts and statistics to back it up. Overall, her speech was very powerful and persuasive in the way in which she delivered it. She strategically used pauses and breaths throughout the speech to contribute to the seriousness to the topic. She portrayed global warming as something that is very grave and worrying for the future of civilization, as it should, and that is why it was very influential. Lastly, one sentence that really stood out and stuck to me was when she talked about the future stating "you don't think beyond the year 2050."
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DeleteI agree with your observations of Mr. Mechai's speech. The sense of humor that he integrated in his speech was so effective for the audiences to capture the concept of this sensitive topic. I like that you mentioned about the freeness of his speech is also a great key for persuasive speech. It made the speech approachable and easy to grab the idea. For Greta's, I agree with you that she critiquing and point out flaws of human being was bold and effective at the same time. It made me think back of what I did in the past that effect the world negatively.
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I agree. Mechai's speech was easy to listen to and enjoyable despite the sensitive topic. If he had done it in a serious manner, it would have been boring as you mentioned. For Greta's, I found it refreshing when she openly criticized society and their ignorance. I believe we often don't hear speakers criticize much, however, when Greta did, I think it made her speech more effective.
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DeleteI agree that Mechai's point is very sensitive for some people, and it's quite serious. But he delivered the speech with sense of humor which wasn't sound boring at all. For Greta's, I just realized that she did ask rhetorical question in her speech, and it raised the audience's awareness about climate change. Hence, this emphasized how serious this problem is.
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ReplyDeleteFrom Mechai Viravaidya speech. He fully prepared his presentation about condom and sexual. He often talk to his experience to support the concept of his speech, and showing the information as statistic, photo, event data ,etc. Moreover, he use his the medium tone and low pitch, He can present something serious in hilarious way for example, funny stories . as a result he can control and convince his audience.
The speech global warming about from Ms. Greta Thunberg. She started the speech by telling story when she heard about climate change and global warming. She uses example to represent the cause and effect of this climate change issue. She spoke with the serious emotional, not smiling face and low tones, so this can make her speech has more power to persuade people to take care about climate change.
Mechai Veravaidya - His sense of humour and the ease with which he discussed a serious topic or addressed something that appears to be prohibited in society helped to lighten the topic's seriousness and make it more ordinary and arguable. His belief in the subject under discussion was evident to the audience. As a result, the audience would have no reservations about him as a speaker or about the subject. Furthermore, by using wise and appropriate language, he increased his credibility and gained trust. In addition, the research and explanations provided aided in influencing the audience.
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DeleteMechai Veravaidya - His sense of humour and the ease with which he discussed a serious topic or addressed something that appears to be prohibited in society helped to lighten the topic's seriousness and make it more ordinary and arguable. His belief in the subject under discussion was evident to the audience. As a result, the audience would have no reservations about him as a speaker or about the subject. Furthermore, by using wise and appropriate language, he increased his credibility and gained trust. In addition, the research and explanations provided aided in influencing the audience.
Greta Thuberg - Her speech was unlike any other speech I had ever seen. There wasn't even a smile or a diversity of speech tones. Her voice was firm, and she had a simple attitude. With the study, every truth hit her audience right in the face, making it tough to deny. The examples she used in her stories also made it clear that humans were oblivious to the problem. Not to mention the fact that she identified herself as a victim of global warming, it served as a warning to us to take responsibility. After hearing the lecture, I was persuaded and bitter at the same time. She also gave me the impression that her comments was serious and significant
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Mechai Veravaidya - His sense of humour and the ease with which he discussed a serious topic or addressed something that appears to be prohibited in society helped to lighten the topic's seriousness and make it more ordinary and arguable. His belief in the subject under discussion was evident to the audience. As a result, the audience would have no reservations about him as a speaker or about the subject. Furthermore, by using wise and appropriate language, he increased his credibility and gained trust. In addition, the research and explanations provided aided in influencing the audience.
Greta Thuberg - Her speech was unlike any other speech I had ever seen. There wasn't even a smile or a diversity of speech tones. Her voice was firm, and she had a simple attitude. With the study, every truth hit her audience right in the face, making it tough to deny. The examples she used in her stories also made it clear that humans were oblivious to the problem. Not to mention the fact that she identified herself as a victim of global warming, it served as a warning to us to take responsibility. After hearing the lecture, I was persuaded and bitter at the same time. She also gave me the impression that her comments was serious and significant
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DeleteI agree with this one because Mechai makes the serious topic to be a easy topic. He can make the audience understand what he wants to say. The language is very nice to hear.
and another one is Greta. She makes a special tone that I ever seen that before. She uses the example that she is the victim that she has affect by global warming.
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DeleteIn the first speech, I agree with you that he use appropriate words because of series topic. However, it also funny at the same time, and these make me think same as you that his speech is quite reliable.
In the second speech, I agree that she differ from other speaker. With her personality, she prefer to use this tone, but she makes me persuade the speech and thinking about climate change.
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In my opinion, I think he was persuaded by pictures, jokes, and statistics. His delivery was just normal. Everyone can know what he wants to say. He relates the Thai society with the government. For example, Police gave condoms to people on the road, and the hotel gave condoms to promote to stop AIDS. He gave the statistic that this campaign can reduce HIV and AIDS. If everybody does it together, HIV and AIDS will decrease. He showed the campaign that teaches students to wear a condom. I think it is good to teach, and he can make the serious information into a joke that is easy to understand.
Greta Thunberg
In my opinion, She talks slowly to make the audience understand. She talks about this topic from his mind and she wants to change the world. She wants to keep the environmental source for a long time. To give to her children and grandchildren. She has a statistic to support her speech. It is the knowledge that people know, but people do not do anything.
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DeleteIn the speech of Mechai Viravaida, I agree with your comments because the picture is quite funny, and it also have a lot of statistics. Plus, yes, it is a serious topic but he still talk to understand easily, and funny.
In the speech of Greta Thunberg, I agree with you, but In my opinion, she is quite talking slowly, and she does not have a picture to present in her speech. However, her speech can persuade me think same as her about climate change, and I think same as you that she have a good statistic to support the thinking.
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DeleteMEchai speech was very fun to watch, but still very imformative
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ReplyDeleteHis speech was well-organized and one-of-a-kind. He utilizes his wits to turn a sensitive matter into a fun way to learn about condoms or tablets, which were initially announced about birth-controlled in Thailand. He frequently draws on his personal experience to support the notion of his speech, as well as employing facts to back up his claims, which can help to establish his credibility. However, there are a few lines in his speech that are controversial. The phrase "monk blessing contraceptives with holy water" is unforgettable, and anyone from a different culture would laugh at this foolish deed. It is a fact, and I believe the same, although some groups, such as nationalists, may not agree.
Her speech was incredibly forceful and engaging. She had no hesitation and did very well in controlling nervousness. Also, her voice tone is really calm and grateful. The sentence “We already have all the facts and solutions, all we have to do is to wake up and change” is an impactful which no one would expect for a fifteen years old girl to express in front of the amount of audience. The audience would think about how their choices now will affect subsequent generations. Rapid change for the world is required for all of us which is presumed by her speech. We simply need to "wake up and change." These remarks have remained with the audience and they are enlightened to shift the world beautifully.
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DeleteI agree that Mr. Mechai's speech was very fun to watch regardless of how serious and sensitive the topic was. I also think that Holy water joke was very funny. It also gave out some random cultural facts to the audience which was very fascinating.
For Greta's speech, the quote you brought up was one of my favourite ones from her speech too. Since there's a fact that people always seek for more solutions when solutions already exist, she was able to explain this point so well and powerfully.
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The speech of Greta Thunberg was spontaneous and well-done. She did see the problem of climate change and got through the point that most people may not realize. She questioned human attitudes for the audience to realize the main points of her speech. Her message was clear and she did state her point in what is the problem that we overlooked. I have to admit that she did the research very well and adding her story to it makes her more credible. As an audience, I went along with her speech and was persuaded by the last sentence about climate change and global warming. She made me realize that I'm ignorant of this problem and I have to do something to change it.
Mechai Viravaidya
I would say that the speech of Mechai Veravaidya was humorous. He makes me feel like a condom is a must and I see its importance. The way he delivered the messages is interesting. He makes his points stronger by including some statistics and clear examples for the audience to easily picture the cause and effects of condoms and mass protection. As he participated in those projects as a Thai citizen, it gives him the credibility to speak up about this topic.
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Personally, I think she persuaded me on some level because she provides evidence, experiences, and what's happening with climate change. Her speech is kind of boring at first because she does not move much and speaks in a somewhat monotone way. She stated the facts and statistics to back up with her points that she made to make it more reliable. It gets interesting when she uses the example of life in the future and not only in our generation. It makes me think that it's so relatable with our life as an individual that we did not make a change and not really aware of what was about to come after.
Mechai Virivaidya
In his speech, he uses his real life experience and the statistics to make his information more reliable. Also, he brings up the actual evidence and statistics to back up his credibility. Within his presentation, he introduced it in a hilarious way by explaining his experience of him doing his job throughout the entire speech. I get persuaded by his speech because there is a lot of proof that he has been doing experiments like helping the monk spread the holy water or joining the prime minister's team and I also relate to this topic because it is what actually happened in Thailand.
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Personally, this girl makes me feel like listening to her is not a waste of time even though she is really young. Her speech was impressive and not like others’. She did not smile or use any gestures but still can catch my attention because of her uniqueness. Her accent is easy to understand. She said that she was also one of the victims from global warming. She gave an example that can persuade me, and try not to ignore this issue as we are humans. Her questions can make me ask myself, and what I should do to fix this issue. Also, she made me feel that her speech is very important and this issue should be improved.
Mechai Viravaidya
In my opinion, he used his sense of humour to persuade the audience to listen to his speech. He used statistics to make his points clearly. That research can catch my attention because it was something I did not know before. He also used his experience in order to show that he had evidence and it was reliable. Overall, he did a great job persuading me.
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DeleteI agree that Greta speech showed addressed issue of Global warming and present it serious to the audience uniquely, also agree with how she's not smiling was very effective to show how serious she's with the topic. With Mr. Mechai I totally agree that his sense of humour helped persuade the audience to listen to his speech.
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Personally, this girl makes me feel like listening to her is not a waste of time even though she is really young. Her speech was impressive and not like others’. She did not smile or use any gestures but still can catch my attention because of her uniqueness. Her accent is easy to understand. She said that she was also one of the victims from global warming. She gave an example that can persuade me, and try not to ignore this issue as we are humans. Her questions can make me ask myself, and what I should do to fix this issue. Also, she made me feel that her speech is very important and this issue should be improved.
Mechai Viravaidya
In my opinion, he used his sense of humour to persuade the audience to listen to his speech. He used statistics to make his points clearly. That research can catch my attention because it was something I did not know before. He also used his experience in order to show that he had evidence and it was reliable. Overall, he did a great job persuading me.
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His speech was very interesting in developing about the contraception in the Thai society which many people think that it is prohibited and should not talk openly. However, he has humor throughout his speech even if this topic is serious. Moreover, his speech are reliable because of the statistic which support his point. He also has many pictures about him having relationship with people in the society and trying to teach them about contraception. Overall, his speech is very attractive and enjoyable.
Greta Thunberg
Her voice and face are telling the audiences that she is very serious. Furthermore, she tell them about her experience to make the pressure which is very powerful enough to make an impact to them to think in the same way as her. Also, she have a research to explain, provide reasons, and make the credibility. However, it is a bit boring because her tone is too stable and do not change too much.
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DeleteI agree that Greata's speech was boring because her tone is too stable
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I am persuaded by his speech. He has a unique style of delivering important message. His speech was so well-organized and full with excellent visual aids that support his points not distracted the audiences from the contents. The sense of humor he used made a serious and sensitive topic like condom and sex to be more related to people and laugh about it. The content and information is packed with researches and statistical evidences to back it up which made it even more persuaded. Even though his pace is quite fast, but it is easy to understand and captivating at the same time. Some people like conservative people or nationalists may disagree with this topic, but I'm persuaded and support this idea of raising awareness of sensitive topics in the community.
Greta Thunberg
Her speech was excellent and I am persuaded from that speech. The use of personal experience to start the speech is a great way to get audience attention. Throughout the whole speech, I can feel the seriousness in her voice that she cares about this topic so much. The way of execution is great, she handled the pressure and nervousness so well with such a great captivity. The topic of climate change is serious that we have to take it into the account before it is too late. She addressed the flaws of human being with statistics and imagery to make the audience think back of what we have done to this world that support our life. With the seriousness in her voice and the visible problem of climate change that everyone can see iff just care a little, I am persuaded from her speech.
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DeleteFor the first talk, I agree that his outstanding organising skill and excellent visual aids make the speech even better. Audience could easily catch up and pay attention to it. Moreover, his sense of humour did really help the speech more relatable even though it seemed to be very sensitive.
For the second talk, I agree that she could handle the nervousness amazingly although she's still young. The seriousness in her voice add powerful impact on her speech even more.
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From my perspective, he has an interesting speech as the way that he talk contains with fun emotions and joys. In the same way, he also provides a great number of information. However, the way he use a picture of a group of people for more understanding and demonstrate with supportive information could help the audiences for well-understanding. Moreover, the way he illustrates his own experiences to be a part of speech is interesting. Therefore, the listeners could be able to receive his main point from the speech.
Greta Thunberg
In my opinion, her speech is extremely clear and well-prepared as she speak with slow rhythm and powerful voice. Moreover, it is easy for me to receive main point with well-understanding about the climate changes. Also, the researches and statistics that she brought up on her speech emphasized her seriousness and I am one of the audiences that extremely persuaded by her speech. Hence, as a teenager in the same generation, I agree with her main idea and wold take this problem to be more serious.
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Deletei totally agree with the point that you have said about Greta Thunberg. Although i did not mentioned about the rhythm and powerful voice, you make me think of it and agree with you.
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I think her speech is really clear and good, and she talk slowly. However, I can receive what they want to convey to audiences about the changing of climate. When she speak, It makes me think the information in this speech about why people tell us to save world or environment, but some people are still destroy these. Also, she have an question, and she can answer with a good statistic to support.
Mechai Viravaidya
I think his speech is quite interesting because he talk with the funny emotions, but I still feel that I can receive a lot of information. Moreover, I prefer that he use a picture, such as picture of a group of people and others to explain with the fully of information that support his speech. Also, I think he bring his experience to combine with this speech, so I think this can make me receive what he want people to know in his speech.
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I like watching his speech because it is fun, and he is funny. However, his speech was very informative as he used picture to support his speech. He also told us about his personal experience, which made audience to get into his main idea more.
Greta
Her speech was about climate change, hence she used a serious voice to tell a problem. She did not smile at all, but I like it becuase she is very unique. Her speech was very effective as she did a well research and had a reliable sources.
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DeleteI totally agree that his speech is very fun and very interest to listen even through the topic is informative but, he can still use his own experiences and example picture to make audience understand about his speech.
I agree that her speech is a bit serious but her speech had a many of reliable sources so it make the speech look more effective.
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DeleteAgree with both your view as Mr. Mechai speech were both funny and informative and Greta speech was well prepared and serious.
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ReplyDeleteGreta Thunberg: As I have listened to her speech, she literally persuaded me by her credibility. She is a well-known person back for 3 years and until now, what she has done is about climate change. During her speech, I notice that there is several Antithesis that she used and it makes the audience ask themself along with the speech as she mentioned it. She points a lot of information and facts that make me feel and understand what she really wants people to notice. Lastly, she has mentioned her future and asks the audience in that room and that makes me felt so bad because we, as a people who have born before Greta, spent our life for a long time and do whatever we wanted to but how about Greta or people who were born later than this. That touches me so much at that point.
Mechai Viravaidya : I would say that his speech is interesting because he makes every single word or sentences hilarious. Although talking about condom at that time might be difficult for someone, he did it really well. He makes people open their mind and even be more comfortable talking about condoms. His dressing and the statistics that he comes up, makes him looks more trustable and his speech are more interesting.
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He can presented the topic that supposed to be serious and difficult to presented into a fun speech as his face expression, his tempo and his jokes makes the audience feel really relax while listening. Also, his research and statistic is well-prepared, I started to persuaded by him when he showed that from 1974 to 2000 they can reduced numbers of children per family from 7 to 1.5. This show that the method he presented is making an outstanding result so we can believe him.
Moreover, he have a plenty of experience and examples to showed that he is credible.
Greta Thunberg
She speak with a very slow rhythm, her tones of voice is powerful and every word she pronounced is definitely clear to the audience which result her to get the attention of the reader even she did not smile or telling jokes. She explain the problem and solution for the climate change crisis in present to the future and started interact with the audience by asking them a question, Why nobody start solving the problem while they already have the solution? Why the leaders not mention this problem? I start to get persuaded by her in this part as she mention the example that how her children and grand children going to live in the next 50 years, she really get me at this point. In addition, her statistic and research is well-prepared, the fact she presented is shocking me at some point in the speech.
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I am totally persuaded by his speech because of many components in the speech. First of all, his delivering method and sense of humour can grab my attention and hold it until the end of his speech. When my attention is paid, I am more easily persuaded. His virtual aids are also very supportive for his speech. I can see the image clearly which is very crucial for both his speech and his jokes. After all the laughters I had, I was surprised by the result of his project. Now, I am even more convinced. His credibility was also strongly displayed in his speech. It has made his speech very credible and reliable. Because of all mentioned reasons, this is a flawless persuasive speech.
Greta Thunberg
I am, once again, persuaded by her speech. The speech was very plain and simple, containing only herself without any visual aids or excitements. However, her slow and powerful voice can keep the auditorium silent and attentive. Her way of delivering was very impactful. She did not follow the traditional way of raising environmental awareness. The fact that she is still young she can talk about her possible life in the future where it will be too late to fix or change anything. She was gradually slipping the sense of guilty and burden into our mind which is aimed to persuade and most importantly, to provoke further greater changes. Lastly, her rhetoric questions create more influence on this existed issue which makes me more convinced than ever.
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DeleteGreta Thunberg really have a strong voice. To me it is like listen to one of the teacher that I totally respect. I also notice that she did not have any visual aids like you did. However, her speech is not lack of anything. I totally agree that the sound that she use is really impactful. To me, it is like being hit by a train with guilty from what she speak.
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I personally had watched this TED before and this was actually one of the reasons I changed from my old lifestyle to my current one. In a few sentences she had my attention especially when she talked how people with Asperger, OCD, and selective mutism only talk when necessary. That statement was very strong and impactful. She also have a lot of information to backup her speech along with the used of specific terms and organizations which increases her credibility.
Mechai Viravaidya
I definitely persuade by his speech due to several reasons. His sense of humor was really great. He deliver his speech and jokes around with visual aids and real items like the "Rubber we trust shirt". It was hilarious. For each of his projects, he show results and show statistics which proved how effective his project was. Another thing is that his transition during his speech was very smooth and he pause perfectly for his audiences to laugh and then continue on seamlessly.
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I really enjoyed and was persuaded by Meechai's persuasive speech on his movement towards Thailand to be sexually educated and urge everyone to use condoms. His speech was very entertaining especially on a subject such as condoms and sexual education. It was very easy to follow even at the constant pace he was moving. He briefly explains the situation he was in and then shortly after follows up with the outcome. It was a cause and effect type of speech. I was persuaded by his presentation because he was very knowledgable since he is credible in the field he is in, he adds humor to lighten up the mood but at the same time gets the points across to people's minds. Laslty, he has a very calm character which made him a likable person to listen to especially when Meechai makes his humorous deliveries.
Greta Thunberg
Her speech in a way was quite moving as she statistically explained global warming and the errors of human kind. Her speech was persuasive on a deeper and serious level. Her demeanor during her speech delivery was serious with her facial expression frowning, allowing audience to know that what is acknowledged by adults is what the youth have to live with. All the aspects from her slow pace, slightly soft vocal range, fully knowledgeable and serious makes a powerful persuasive speech.
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DeleteI totally agree with you!
I surprisingly enjoy his speech. At first, I thought he is going to be a boring professor doing some boring speech. However, his speech turn out to be an interesting speech. He can make a serious topic softer and easier to listen. Jokes that he make really brighten up his speech. I also like how he add himself to his speech and also have picture to support it.
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After I watched the video clip, I would say that I was persuaded by him for many reasons. First of all, I think he has a great sense of humor. Although the content was pretty serious and was not something you commonly heard in public, the way he presented made it easier to be touched but still interesting and believable. Secondly, all the evidence he showed while he was explaining built the credibility of the presented information and Mechai himself. And lastly, the personal story he put in his speech encouraged me to think that this is actually related to everyone.
Greta Thunberg
I was persuaded by the video of her as well. She uses her powerful voice to make the speech more interesting. Also, the examples that she gave us helped us to picture the story as well as promote her credibility. And last but not least, the way she tried to link us by asking us a thought provoking question works very well.
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DeleteFor Greta’s speech, I totally agree with you that she did really well in giving example. Although she did not have a visual aid, her examples and explanations help us to picture the story.
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DeleteI especially agree with the point that he really have a sense of humor and the topic that he talked about are really sensitive but, he presented it very easier and the audience really give attention to his topic.
I also agree with her that she use a picture to make the audiences understand about the speech that she given.
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Veravaidya's speech was very persuaded. He use funny emotion to improve his speech. Also he support the idea in his speech by using his own experoence which increased his credibility. The statistic are also shown in Veravaidya's speech. The story that he tell was easy to follow which make it understandable for the audience. This makes his speech become more persuasive even if the topic is uncommon to the public.
Greta Thunberg
The speech of Greta Thunberg was also pursuading. It was a simple speeh which the audience can gose along with quite easily. However this simple speeh was talked in a powerful and enthusiastic voice of Mrs. Thunberg which enchance the speech drumatically. She show few examples that goes along with the speech, and ended the speech with a questionare that quite impact the audience.
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