This speech is given by Mitzchilouise S. Baylosis. She was a finalist from from Batasan Hills High School. This speech is for the extemporaneous speech contest.
I feel she did a great job on this speech for not using any notes or text. The speech was well delivered. She didn’t have her head down or was not looking around, her eye contact was always towards the audience. For being as small as she is, she also projected her voice and made it sound loud and clear. She did not stumble or mess up any words which again I think is amazing for not even using note cards or any sources. She also did not look stiff at all using hand gestures as a sense of engagement.
The speech really hits home on the persuasive appeals, though. She is told to convince the audience to watch her favorite movie or T.V show. She picks the movie that is the most emotional and appeals to the senses. The plot of the movie she picks is about a young boy with disabilities, but who loves to draw and is very good at. But she explains how society and his parents doubted him because of his disabilities and his inability to be normal. She then say “just like we need senators, and a president, we need those kind of people in this world.” This then makes people actually think about what she is saying and relate it back to politics and how their life would be different without it. It also forces them to put themselves in someone else’s shoes and show empathy. I think this speech was very well given.