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Powerless vs Powerful Speech

Example of Powerless and Powerful Speech

References

Powerless Speech

Powerful Speech

james00000 (2011, August 3). The Lonely

Island- Shy Ronnie feat. Rihanna. Retrieved Febuary 4 2014, from [everytime I add the URL the text dissapears and the video pops up]

Perloff, Richard M.. The Dynamics of

Persuasion Communication and Attitudes in the 21st century. 5th ed. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2014. Print.

-A combination of characteristics that may suggest to the audience that the speaker lacks power or confidence. Characteristics include:

  • Hesitation forms (uh,um)
  • Hedges (sort of, kinda, I guess)
  • Tag questions (statement+don't you think?)
  • Disclaimers (I'm no expert, but ...)

Explanation of Video Example

-Essentially the opposite of powerless speech. Speaker shows confidence and avoids hesitation forms, hedges, tag questions, and disclaimers. Makes speech more persuasive as the speaker is perceived as more competent, dynamic, and attractive

Benefit: Can help speaker generate goodwill

-Shy Ronnie exhibits powerless speech while Rhianna is in the room

  • quiet
  • shy
  • hard to understand

-When she leaves he switches to powerful speech

  • Confident
  • Loud, powerful words
  • Easy to understand
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