Saturday, September 6, 2008

What Makes A Good Speaker???

The Greeks have the idea that in order to be a credible orator, one must have the traits of goodness and truth, pure ways to be a good speaker and have good public communications skills. How are we supposed to be able to determine what is moral and right, considering that we all come from different backgrounds, cultures, and moral up bringing? Every person has a different outlook on what is morally right and that idea will vary from person to person. I would have to say that I disagree with this due to the fact of what is said within the speech. I don’t think that the way someone lives their lives should have a determining factor on whether or not that makes them good. A good moral orator who does nothing but good things in their life does not necessarily mean that their ability to gain the attention of others or to persuade the listeners will even have any relevance. If you look at the other side of things, the speaker might live an awful life and break every rule possible and do many immoral things, but yet they have the ability to gain the attention of the listeners as well as persuade their audience. The determining factor of the way the speaker is able to persuade and gain the attention of their audience should only rely on the speakers' ability to speak rather than their personal life. I don’t believe that there is any connection on a person’s goodness, truth and public communication. I only think that the person’s ability to speak is the only factor that should be even considered.

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