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what element is essential to the effectiveness of both roasts and after- dinner speeches?
a. the effective use of humor
b. the speakers balance of forensic and epideictic speaking
c. the brevity of the sppech
d. the focus on deliberative goals
e. the speaker’s delivery
Expert Answer
Well all the above elements are much critical everyelement needs to be there in equal proportion for an effective speech for roast or after -dinner speeches .
I will give you a very good and relevant instance of the above .Somewhere during 2014 President Obama hosted a dinner party at White house where all the dignitaries ,diplomats ,bizmen and noted ppl were invited there were maybe more than 2000 attendees .Before the dineer President gave a speech which turned out to be historical in the sense that’s what lead to the present circumstances in USA and Mr OBAMA himself wud not have ever imagined that his speech will have such long term and painful ramification to him and his party .
Well THE DINNER WAS ATTENDED BY THE PRESIDENT ELECT DONALD TRUMP who was also one of the invitees and a known harsh critic of Mr PRESIDENT’S policies .The President took this opportunity of dinner speech to his advantage ( which he thaught so ) and in his inimitable style he ridiculed Donald Trump as much he can with choicest of wits .Certainly knowing Trump the kind of person he was Trump took it very seriously and felt very humiliated .,and his close insiders say that Trump then and there decided he will contest the Presential elections what may be the outcome and must teach a lesson .to the President
This entire speech is available in the public domain you can watch that .so basic point i want to highlight here is that apart from all the above elements we also need to make sure that we dont humiliate anybody to an extent that he becomes our normal to hardcore adversary ,We have to make sure that all our invitees are well received and well attended coz they have come on our invitation .So there is some basic decency/courtesies to be followed .Mr Obama then and there created an ADVERSARY WHO BECAME HIS NEMESIS FOR HIS PARTY AND ULTIMATELY WON THE ELCTION AND WILL BE TAKING OATH THIS JAN 2017.
