First, you will watch President Ronald Reagan’s Challenger speech. As you watch his address, how does it follow the characteristics (listed in question 2) described in your textbook?

For this discussion board assignment, you will be tasked with watching two very famous special occasion speeches.

  1. First, you will watch President Ronald Reagan’s Challenger speech. As you watch his address, how does it follow the characteristics (listed in question 2) described in your textbook? What specific strategies does he use that sets it apart from other speeches of special occasion?
  2. Second, you will watch Jimmy Valvano’s famous 1993 speech. How does this speech differ in tone from that of Reagan’s speech? How are the speeches different in their language? In their tone? In the audience for whom they were written?

Please discuss anything else you find interesting in comparing and contrasting these very different but famous examples of special occasion speaking.

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