2). Consider a well-known speaker, for example, the current President of the United States. What is the speaker's strongest characteristics as a speaker? Is it credibility, attractiveness, power or all three? In what ways could the speaker build ethos in these areas?
The current President of the U.S. posesses many strong characteristics to signify himself as good speaker. The first, but certainly not most important is his attractiveness. President Obama is a good looking man with a slim, tall built and always looks sharp. Even Michelle Obama is plastered all over those weekly magazines as a woman with style. Back to the topic, I think his attractiveness helps with his speaking because people want to listen to him because they percieve him as someone who is well rounded.
I would hope that President Obama has credibility to back up his speaking characteristic, but that is almost a given. He is certainly well educated but with education, you gain power. With his long lists of experience, he possesses all three characteristics with his strongest being power. I feel this is so because power coems with experience.
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ReplyDeleteI also chose to write about President Obama as my well known speaker. I think he embodies all three of the qualities and characteristics. I find the attractiveness to be more of a way looking at him as a power figure than as a handsome guy. I don't find President Obama attractive in a way that I would a man I want to date, I find him attractive in the sense that he is well read and is seeking to save our economy from ruins. So I guess even the way we look at our definition of attractiveness throughout the country could vary to a great degree.
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Haha, I hope I didn't come off as seeming like I would date the President. I think your definition of attractive is more fit however I think in everyday situations, attractiveness (clean cut, groomed, good hiegine) contribute to professionalism.
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