Part 1

View the video of Steve Jobs’ commencement address at Stanford University. This speech is one of the most watched speeches on ted.com and it is considered by many public speaking experts to be one of the best speeches of this generation and answer the following questions below:

Video link: http://youtu.be/UF8uR6Z6KLc

Questions:

1. What makes it a good speech?

2. What could have made it a better speech?

3. Why do you think a speech that is several years old has become so popular in recent months?

Part 2

How can a speaker help the audience comprehend the message? Discuss this in 2 – 3 paragraphs.

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What makes it a good speech?

Several factors make this a good speech. First, the speaker takes into consideration the people that he is making the speech to. This is because in the speech, he is able to keep on relating the things that he talks to them about with the way he did them when he was of their age. There is also a lot of clarity when it comes to the message that is being delivered by Steve Jobs. This is noted in the fact that he is able…..

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