Obama's Acceptance Speech

I watched President Obama's acceptance for candicy speech, and one of the first things that jumped out at me was calm he is in front of such a large audience. This shows me that he is very good at dealing with pressure. He was able to deliver an amazing speech with emotion, but was yet able to keep it formal and humble. He was able to get the crowd really going and keep their attention throughout the duration of the address. That is something not easy to do for a 45+ minute speech, and is one of his traits that earns him my admiration.

Another thing that he did was he never really set himself above the crowd. He thanked others, including his rival Hilary Clinton, and always took the oppertunity to include the audience in the speech. He also inspires the hope of the nation. By using inclusion to great effect, he can reach out and make each member of the audience feel that their opinion is heard, and that they are winning the election together.

"Through hard work and sacrifice, each of us can pursue our individual dreams, but still come together as one American Family..."

President Obama also linked John McCain to the "Bush Administration", continuously pointing out the flaws that made Bush the president we remember him to be.

"These challenges are not all of government's making. But the failure to respond is a direct result of a broken politics in Washington and the failed policies of George W. Bush."

This was a good plan, because it helped draw even more of a dividing line between himself and McCain, as he pointed out that these "failed policies" were supported by McCain more often than not.

"But the record's clear: John McCain has voted with George Bush ninety percent of the time."

All in all, Barrak Obama is an amazing public speaker. He devlivered a speech that was clear to the listener, even though it was often interrupted by the enthusiastic applause from the audience along with the chant "Obama! Obama!". He spoke with emotion and it was easy to get lost in his words.