Strong Oratory skills
Definition- This is a president's ability to speak to the people and to communicate his message in an eloquent and understandable way. A president not only can show strong oratory skills when he is addressing the people but also when he is delivering speeches to Congress and other governing bodies. A president's oratory skill can be measured by the impact of his or her speeches in the immediate future as well as the far future.
John F. Kennedy- JFK was one of the most brilliant orators to ever take office. JFK's oratory brilliance was immediately showcased in his inaugural address where he said "do not ask what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." This immediately established JFK as one of the finest orators in presidential history with his ability to inspire the nation and to instill confidence in himself. JFK would constantly use his oratory skills to address the American people to keep them up-to-date on the state of the nation and to address his critics in the media. JFK's oratory skills were perfectly suited for the time at which he was president. At the time the nation needed a more quick to the point and directly state the message kind of speaker which suited JFK's oratory style perfectly. Thanks to the perfect fit of his oratory skills JFK has become known as one of the best orators to ever take office.
Franklin D. Roosevelt- FDR showcased his oratory skills during one of America's most tragic times, The Great Depression. FDR showcased his tremendous oratory skill several times when he was trying to inspire the people of the nation to get to work and to get themselves out of The Great Depression. FDR would use radio to weekly address the people of the nation to inspire them to get back to work and to restore America to its previous glory. These addresses would raise the sense of national pride among the people and would further heighten the effect of FDR's oratory skill. FDR through his oratory skills was able to bring the nation back from the brink of complete destruction to a time of prosperity and economic growth. FDR is hailed as the greatest orator in presidential history thanks to his use of his oratory skill during The Great Depression.
Barack Obama- Obama throughout his presidency has proven himself to be among the greatest orators in presidential history. Obama even before his presidential campaign was already a budding orator this was evident when in 2006 he gave a speech that lasted over sixteen minutes. Obama has many times instilled confidence in the people in him by using his strong oratory skills to sway public opinion and to gain public support. Obama on many occasions has used his strong oratory skills to calm the people and restore faith in the direction of the nation one such occasion when Obama did this was immediately following the devastation that had been caused by Hurricane Katrina. Obama not only shows great skill when he orates to a group but he shows even greater oratory skill when he communicates with somebody one-on-one. Obama truly deserves to be put in the category of one of the best orators in presidential history.
Abraham Lincoln- Abraham Lincoln is one of the greatest orators the world has ever known. Lincoln in all of his speeches had a purpose and a message that would move and inspire people to stand up and make a difference. An example of this was the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln restored faith in him by the people and faith that the war would end and that the death of so many soldiers would not be forgotten or overlooked. Lincoln through his oratory mastery was able to inspire the people of the Union to not give up on the war effort but instead to support the war effort in ways that had yet to be done. Lincoln was not just a great orator when it came to speaking to a large group of people but he was also a great orator when he spoke to people individually. Lincoln was such an oratory master that he could easily persuade people into doing anything he asked of them. Lincoln would use this skill to secure votes for the 13th Amendment that would ultimately determine the passing of the Amendment. Without such strong oratory skills Lincoln would have never been able to get the 13th Amendment to pass and the outcome of the Civil War would have been devastatingly different. Lincoln on many occasions showed his oratory brilliance and deserves to be in the same company with the greatest orators in presidential history.
Work Cited-
Greene, Richard. "Obama Is America's Third Greatest Presidential Orator in Modern Era." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 25 Jan. 2011. Web. 19 Nov. 2014.
"Franklin D. Roosevelt." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 16 Nov. 2014. Web. 16 Nov. 2014.
"Rhetoric and Leadership: Soft Power." Rhetoric and Leadership Soft Power. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2014.
John F. Kennedy- JFK was one of the most brilliant orators to ever take office. JFK's oratory brilliance was immediately showcased in his inaugural address where he said "do not ask what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." This immediately established JFK as one of the finest orators in presidential history with his ability to inspire the nation and to instill confidence in himself. JFK would constantly use his oratory skills to address the American people to keep them up-to-date on the state of the nation and to address his critics in the media. JFK's oratory skills were perfectly suited for the time at which he was president. At the time the nation needed a more quick to the point and directly state the message kind of speaker which suited JFK's oratory style perfectly. Thanks to the perfect fit of his oratory skills JFK has become known as one of the best orators to ever take office.
Franklin D. Roosevelt- FDR showcased his oratory skills during one of America's most tragic times, The Great Depression. FDR showcased his tremendous oratory skill several times when he was trying to inspire the people of the nation to get to work and to get themselves out of The Great Depression. FDR would use radio to weekly address the people of the nation to inspire them to get back to work and to restore America to its previous glory. These addresses would raise the sense of national pride among the people and would further heighten the effect of FDR's oratory skill. FDR through his oratory skills was able to bring the nation back from the brink of complete destruction to a time of prosperity and economic growth. FDR is hailed as the greatest orator in presidential history thanks to his use of his oratory skill during The Great Depression.
Barack Obama- Obama throughout his presidency has proven himself to be among the greatest orators in presidential history. Obama even before his presidential campaign was already a budding orator this was evident when in 2006 he gave a speech that lasted over sixteen minutes. Obama has many times instilled confidence in the people in him by using his strong oratory skills to sway public opinion and to gain public support. Obama on many occasions has used his strong oratory skills to calm the people and restore faith in the direction of the nation one such occasion when Obama did this was immediately following the devastation that had been caused by Hurricane Katrina. Obama not only shows great skill when he orates to a group but he shows even greater oratory skill when he communicates with somebody one-on-one. Obama truly deserves to be put in the category of one of the best orators in presidential history.
Abraham Lincoln- Abraham Lincoln is one of the greatest orators the world has ever known. Lincoln in all of his speeches had a purpose and a message that would move and inspire people to stand up and make a difference. An example of this was the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln restored faith in him by the people and faith that the war would end and that the death of so many soldiers would not be forgotten or overlooked. Lincoln through his oratory mastery was able to inspire the people of the Union to not give up on the war effort but instead to support the war effort in ways that had yet to be done. Lincoln was not just a great orator when it came to speaking to a large group of people but he was also a great orator when he spoke to people individually. Lincoln was such an oratory master that he could easily persuade people into doing anything he asked of them. Lincoln would use this skill to secure votes for the 13th Amendment that would ultimately determine the passing of the Amendment. Without such strong oratory skills Lincoln would have never been able to get the 13th Amendment to pass and the outcome of the Civil War would have been devastatingly different. Lincoln on many occasions showed his oratory brilliance and deserves to be in the same company with the greatest orators in presidential history.
Work Cited-
Greene, Richard. "Obama Is America's Third Greatest Presidential Orator in Modern Era." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 25 Jan. 2011. Web. 19 Nov. 2014.
"Franklin D. Roosevelt." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 16 Nov. 2014. Web. 16 Nov. 2014.
"Rhetoric and Leadership: Soft Power." Rhetoric and Leadership Soft Power. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2014.