TEDx Talks

Question a.

 Using evidence from the Dushaw Hackett's video; the speech is well-organized. Hackett is a powerful speaker who is inspiring and influential. He opens the speech by saying that "I want to make an argument” (Hockett, 2017).This statement creates a positive impact in that the speaker captures the audiences' attention. Next, the author states the main idea which he wants the audience to understand. He introduces the issue of racial bias and says there is compelling evidence that if people want to reduce racial bias, they should first understand implicit bias (Hockett, 2017). The main message is now understandable. The speaker defines the implicit bias and mentions other people who have talked about implicit bias. The authors ensure a perfect logical flow by moving from one point to another. For example, he defines implicit bias, he discusses the challenges in addressing the issues of bias, he states the role of the implicit bias approach and in conclusion, he persuades the audience to make internal changes so that it would be easier to make external changes (Hockett, 2017). The speech allows the audience to digest the information. The organization is listener-friendly because when starting the speech, the speaker creates an environment for active listening, and presents the main point issue. Overall, the speech has a strong beginning that grabs the audiences' attention. The ending is also strong in that it does not only sum up the speech but it makes a call to action. The introduction provides the overall topic, and the entire speech is full of supporting information and persuasive information that allows audiences to understand the overall purpose of the speech.

 

 

References

 Hockett  Dushawa. (2017). We all have implicit biases. So what can we do about it? 

TEDxMidAtlanticSalon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKHSJHkPeLY