Blog Post #2

While choosing a speech from the president's website, I stumbled upon the speech President Obama gave at the welcoming of the Green Bay Packers for the start of this season. I, being a Green Bay fan and a former Wisconsin resident, really enjoyed reading and viewing this speech. I would say this was a demonstrative speech because it was praising and welcoming the Packers. The invention of this speech was fairly straightforward, the President was praising the team in their superbowl win and he supported this cause with citations from the season and the big game. The speech is arranged by first addressing the audience and introducing his topic. President Obama then gives a summary of why he is celebrating this team while citing the sportsmanship and superior athleticism of individual players and the team as a whole. He then has conclusive remarks and closes his speech by having a little bit of back-and-forth with some of the audience. I would say the style of this speech is simple. The president does not use complex word combinations, he is frequently addressing the audience and cracking jokes. The president seemed very laid-back during this speech. This speech's delivery was strong and mainly stayed in the conversational range. I think memory played a large part in the delivery of this speech, it was very conversational and not very formal. I thought this speech was very effective in completing its purpose, which was to congratulate and welcome a team. The president did this by treating his audience as conversational partners.