Week 4~Have you ever been influenced by a speaker? Think of the best speaker you've ever heard. What was it about that speaker that made his or her communication memorable? Think of the worst speaker you've ever heard. What do you remember about his or her message?

My choice for the speaker is Billy Graham. I consider him the best speaker, due to his ability to deliver message. Throughout the history he has given many important speeches, but there is one that stood out the most for me, it was the “Speech to America After 9/11”. His calmness and his wise choice of words was something that the people needed, and his ability to choose the right words for the situation made it so memorable. What made it so memorable was him talking about the US becoming a closer Nation and everyone uniting to help each other. His ability to see the light shine through the darkness heals, and gives peace. In that speech there was many great words that were spoken, that will forever remain in my head.

The worse speaker that I chose is Mayor Kevin Johnson. He is not a bad mayor, but for me he is not a very good speaker because he is always brings too many points all at once. When I listen to him giving a speech I get lost, and he speaks too fast. What I remember from his messages is little, sometimes he says one thing, and then in the next speech he says the opposite. I think that I disliked his speeches when the “Sacramento Kings” arena issues were developing, he was always saying things just to say them, and I always remember that his eye contact is bad in his speeches.