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An Analysis of Speech Skills in President Obama's 2009 Inaugural AddressAn Analysis of Speech Skills in President Obama's 2009 Inaugural AddressAbstractSpeech skills are the key to speech. Professor Bai Jun, a well-known young speaker and private speech coach of political and business leaders in China, once commented on speech skills. The loftiness, sense of mission, height and depth of thought are the keys of speech, the so-called core foundation of speech energy. Speech skills, on the basis of the foundation, are a strategy to make the speech force come to the ground. Yan Jianjiang believes that "Speech Skills" pays attention to the performance of public speeches. By changing the speaker's voice, deducing his expression and using his gestures, the content of the speech can be displayed perfectly, so as to infect the audience and achieve the effect of your speech. To improve skillfully, we need to repeat a lot of training and review to constantly enhance the technical strength to artistry. Therefore, speech skills are the skills that speech enthusiasts must learn and practice. Rogers, a famous American speaker, once said that speech skills are the companion of all speeches. Not much more, not much less. Moreover, it is difficult to attract the attention of the audience if the line of sight is not in contact with the audience. Another way is to speak slowly. Speaking slowly, emotions can be stabilized, facial expressions can be relaxed, and the whole gesture can be at ease. About clothes and hairstyles Clothing can also give audiences a variety of impressions. Especially the Eastern men always like to wear gray or blue series of clothes, which inevitably gives people too stereotypical and boring impression. For relaxed occasions, wear slightly more fancy clothes to attend. But on formal occasions, dark suits, tuxedo and tuxedo are generally preferred. Secondly, hairstyles can also create various images. Long hair and bald head have their own strong images, and the length of temples is also considered as a symbol of personal preferences. When you stand up to give a speech, what kind of impression does your clothes bring to the other party? I hope you will think it over. and intonation Sound and cavity .Keywords:speech;speech skills;ContentAbstract11. Introduction41.1 Speech41.2 Inaugural speech52. A Brief Introduction to the Content of the Speech53. Speech Skills73.1 Be well prepared for your speech73.2 Voice and intonation83.3 Interaction with the audience83.4 Gesture language83.5 Applying the Art of Speech103.6 Facial expression and line of sight134.Vocabulary Skills Analysis of President Obama's Speech in 2009144.1 Lexical Density144.2 High Frequency Vocabulary154.3 Vocabulary Forms154.3 .1Modal Verbs154.3 .2Personal Pronouns154.3 .3Predicate Verb155. The Importance of Vocabulary Application Skills in Speeches176. Conclusion181. Introduction1.1 SpeechSome people say that it's easy to give a speech, but it's just talking. But you can always talk, and if you don't speak well, you don't have to. Speech should master certain skills and matters needing attention, otherwise it is easy to fall into an awkward situation of speaking and doing wrong.Notes in the speech:(1) Appearance Instruments Appearance should be in line with the occasion of the speech, and see on what occasion the speech is solemn or light, sad or joyful. If the content of the speech is serious, solemn, or angry, sad, wear dark clothes or black clothes is more appropriate. If the content of the speech is joyful, it would be better to wear light, bright clothes. In addition, it should be remembered that speech is not a literary performance, not a theatrical performance, but a relatively formal and elegant social activity. Therefore, the dress of the speech follows the principle of "three sons": collar, sleeve and button. (2) Posture The gesture of the speech also gives the audience a certain impression. When giving a speech, let the gesture relax and the whole movement be relaxed and natural. Don't be too nervous. Excessive nervousness will not only show clumsy and rigid posture, but also affect speech. (3) Pronunciation and Mood Flat narrative speeches always make the audience drowsy. Applying melodic tone expression skills and appropriate gesture movements will make the speech very effective. When appealing or calling, we should increase the volume and tone. If we always use large volume or heavy tone, we can not highlight the key points, but give people a sense of noise and exaggeration. Expressing emotions with a high intonation, such as praise, anger, questioning, etc., but always high will give people a feeling of posturing. 1.2 Inaugural speechOn January 21, 2013, President Barack Obama delivered his second inaugural address every four years. In his 18-minute speech, he covered everything from health care reform, immigration policy, gun control, foreign policy to climate change, women's rights and gay rights, but instead of throwing olive branches at Republicans, he relentlessly attacked them.The speech was hailed as "the most aggressive" or "the most offensive" speech. President Barack Obama delivered his second inaugural speech on Capitol Hill on January 21, 2013, local time. In his speech, Barack Obama traced the biography of American democracy Obama's Inaugural Address in 2013 Harmonizing the spirit of the Constitution, it is strongly in line with reality by elaborating on issues such as employment, health insurance, immigration, finance, homosexuality and the threat of climate change. Obama stressed that the shaping of a great nation must depend on the strength of every American, not the success of a few, and stressed the importance of national unity. Mr. Obama mentioned that the spirit that this generation of Americans inherited from their founding fathers has not yet been put into practice, and that Americans now need to continue their efforts to realize their rights to survival, freedom and the pursuit of happiness. 2. A Brief Introduction to the Content of the Speech In Obama's inaugural address, the total vocabulary is 2393, of which 643 are words with more than six letters. It accounts for 26.8% of the total, slightly lower than the average vocabulary content of more than six letters in the inaugural speeches of the President of the United States: 27.7%. From here According to the data, the Inaugural Address of O'Neill has obvious colloquial features, just like the previous inaugural Address of the President of the United States. Speakers often use adjectives to describe certain words and deeds in a vivid way so as to express their subjective tendencies and render them. Emotional color. There are 137 adjectives in his inaugural address, accounting for 5.7% of the total number of words, and 5.6% of Bush's inaugural address. Similar, but far less than the average amount of adjectives in American presidential inaugural speeches: 7.4%The extensive use of the first person plural in speeches is a common linguistic skill used by many speakers in order to draw the audience to their speeches.On the other hand, put the speaker and the audience in the same position, so that the audience can feel the "we are the same" sense of identity. Austria is in In inaugural speeches, "We" was used five times, its variant "our" 61 times, and "us" 21 times, totaling three items.There were 137 times, while there were 129 sentences in the full text of Austria's speech, plus 101 sentences. A clause and 25 juxtaposition sentences, almost an opening must be called "Our Heart's Inaugural Address of the President of the United States in order to make the language table" To be more accurate, specific, distinct, vivid and powerful, we often use simile, metaphor, personification, exaggeration, metonymy and other words. Rhetoric helps the audience to deepen their understanding of things, strengthen the atmosphere of the speech and improve the effect of the speech. Unlike daily conversations, advertisements and news reports, presidential inaugural speeches also have unique sentence structure requirements. National Thesis Download Center. In speeches, declarative sentences are in the majority, but interrogative sentences are seldom used because interrogative sentences make it possible. The language of the speech is vivid, but at the same time it weakens the serious sentence structure of the speech, thus reducing the credibility of the speech (Xiong Li, 2004). The proper use of imperative sentences can make speeches have a strong appeal. Barack Obama came to America just as he did. At this critical juncture of economic crisis, it is clear that in order to achieve the goal of encouraging people to fight hard for economic revival, it is very important for the current situation. An understated description is certainly not enough. In this case, his inaugural address must have enough appeal and trumpet. Only by summoning power can we restore the hearts of the people who are on the verge of losing trust in the government. President Barack Obama is a very talented president, and his inaugural speech has achieved tremendous success. This inaugural speech is very effective in explaining ideas and modifying words, and has high political value and text. Learning value. Because of the solemn and solemn unique context of the speech, although it is expressed orally, it has Strong written language features. Through the analysis of the linguistic features of his inaugural speech, such as rhetoric, religious color and sentence structure, this paper tries to find out the characteristics of his inaugural speech. The analysis of color is intended to point out the skillful use of rhetorical devices, the accurate grasp of the stylistic features of speech and the speech. Rich religious color makes it a successful work in English political speeches, which not only has high appreciation value, but also has great appreciation value. The political purpose of the inaugural address was successfully achieved. 3. Speech Skills3.1 Be well prepared for your speechRecite all the prepared speeches and recite them from memory. Suitable for speakers with insufficient experience in speech, it can avoid psychological disorder caused by tension, and sometimes it can also appear "stuck" phenomenon, which makesit difficult to communicate emotionally with the audience. Outline speech. It refers to listing the outline of a speech on the basis of fully collecting and researching relevant materials, and making the speech according to the outline. The advantages of this method are as follows: first, it is easy to make the center prominent, the level clear and the details slightly appropriate; secondly, it is easy to remember without all the backs; thirdly, it is easy to exchange feelings with the audience. Improvised speeches. An impromptu speech that is unprepared in advance, but is temporarily delivered because of subjective feelings about something, interest in impromptu speech topics, or objective needs. This kind of speech is difficult and requires the speaker to have rich experience and skilled skills. Generally speaking, the speaker is not required to give a magnificent and incisive speech theme in the impromptu speech, as long as the content of the speech is appropriate, useful and interesting, concise, just right. 3.2 Voice and intonationSpeech language from the perspective of oral expression, we must make competitive speech skills sound correct, clear, beautiful, fluent, accurate, easy to understand, intonation appropriate, natural, emotional. Speaking slowly is very important in order to create a calm atmosphere. The standard is about five minutes of three A4 manuscripts, but here it is important to note that the audience will sleep if the same speed is maintained from beginning to end. Exhalation method is: control the ribs, so that there is a pressure on the abdomen, will breathe evenly out, exhale with the mouth, so that even, slow, stable. 3.3 Interaction with the audienceIn order to get better exercise in public speaking, you can also actively engage in some social activities to participate in discussions and speeches. Such opportunities are still plentiful in ordinary cities. For example, training seminars, lectures, salon activities and so on, often communicate with friends or strangers, will naturally cultivate their good social skills, public speaking ability will also improve. 3.4 Gesture languageGesture language has many complex meanings, generally can be divided into four categories, expressing the speaker's emotions, visualizing and concretizing gestures as emotional gestures, also known as emotional gestures. A gesture expressing an abstract idea is called a symbolic gesture. Mould shape object, give the audience a specific, image feeling gesture called image gesture, also known as graphic gesture. A gesture indicating a specific object is called an indication gesture. Someone concluded that the common speech gestures are lifting up, pressing down and translating. There are two kinds of gestures, one hand and two hands. Each can also be used for boxing, palm, elbow bending and wrist turning. Hand up, forward, inward often express hope, success, affirmation and other positive content. Hand down, backward and outward, often express negative meanings such as criticism, contempt, negation and so on. For example, splitting hands in the air means "resolute and decisive", slightly shaking fingers means "contempt" or "indifference", spreading hands means "helpless" and so on. The right hand clenched its fist and chopped it off to express indignation and determination. Speech gestures are exquisite, but they are not "designed" by making cars behind closed doors, but "sprayed" naturally from the rostrum, with the content of the speech, the mood of the audience and the atmosphere on the floor, under the control of the emotions of the speaker. As for the choice of single gesture or double gesture, it depends on the content requirements, the size of the venue, the number of listeners, the strength of expression. Gesture language has no fixed pattern, no prescribed angle, no restriction from predecessors, and no need for "director" to lead. Like gymnastics, it is not a model. It needs to be created by itself.But for beginners, there will always be a process of imitation, such as listening to speeches, watching movies, pay attention to speculation, make some "accumulation", so that when speaking, you can easily come. ,gesture language is the abbreviation of gesture language. Communication through gesture language is called gesture language communication. 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