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Speech Analysis
Part One: Basic Information
1) Who is the speaker delivering the address? Ana María.
2) What is the title of the address? Ganadora del Concurso de Oratoria en Inglés - English Oratory Contest Winner.
3) What is the date the address was delivered? May 14, 2015._____________________________
4) How long is/was the address? 3:40 minutes.
5) Where was the address delivered? Colegio El Roble
6) Who is/was the intended audience? Teenagers
7) Are there other intended audiences? The metropolitan area of Mexico City
8) What medium (TV, radio, internet etc.) was used to present the address delivered?
YouTube
9) What is/was the purpose/objective of the address
Present the ideas on how languages can open the doors to the world, connect it and improve it.
10) What is the theme of the address? Ideas about how languages can open the doors to the world, connect it and improve it.
11) What is the tone (friendly, stern, combative, conciliatory, hopeful, fearful, etc.) of the
address? The tone is friendly and hopeful.
12) What mood (optimism, pessimism, safety, danger, immediacy, etc.) does the address
create? Her state of mind expresses security and optimism.
13) What is the pacing of the address? The pacing is normal since it doesn't go very fast but not slow either.
14) What rationale (emotional, logical, ethical, etc.) is the address presented from?
From an ethical and emocional rationale.
15) How well are claims and contentions put forth in the address supported?
1. Race. religion, nationality are barriers to create links. 1. Language is one of the most important tools that
could help us see beyond all those differences.
2. Language has a potential to explain almost 2. With language comes a great understanding of
everything in this world. culture.
3. 3. Stein one more time like everything metaphysical
the harmony between thought and reality is to be
4. found in the grammar of language.
5.
6.
1. They invite young people to learn languages thanks 1.With language comes a great understanding of culture.
to the benefits it has.
Language is one of the most beautiful and
2. 2.
extraordinary things in life
20) What did you find most/least appealing about the address?
2. The phrases that she uses. 2. I find the phrases he used from Ludwig
Wittgenstein very incredible
2. 2.
21) On a scale of 1-10 (1 being not impressed and 10 being totally impressed) how
impressed were you with this address? 10 Explain: Like I said, it's a very unusual topic,
so I liked and it's interesting the way the text was written, plus the phrases she added I found very inspiring.