Amanda : What are the qualities of your leadership that make you successful at such diverse pursuits? And what works in one area
that maybe doesn’t work in another?
Oprah : Well, I tell you. It works in all areas because I, my life is
fueled by my being. datum number 19
In the conversation, Amanda asks Oprah that related to the qualities of leadership and what works in an area that cannot work in another area. Then, Oprah answers
the questions by using bald on record politeness strategy because she directly says I tell you to the audiences without small chit chat in the beginning of the speaking.
In addition, she uses the strategy because she wants the hearer to concern with her ideas. She states about how she fullfill her life to reach her achievement.
Another example of the conversation between Oprah Winfrey and Amanda Facelle comes from in the dialogue that can be shown as follows.
Amanda : Is there anything left that you’re scared to try?
Oprah : Whoa, Amanda. You must have been up all night long. datum number 35
In the datum can be seen as a bald on record strategy because Oprah’s expression that is focused on you must have been up all night. She asks for Amanda to wake
up all night by answering Amanda’s question that is something which makes Oprah scared.
The next datum related to the use of bald on record strategy is datum number 54. The context of the dialogue is when Oprah asks to Shenay who is one of the
audiences from Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy to stand up, in the statement Stand up.
Oprah : Stand up Shenay, so everybody can see you. inviting one of the audiences to stand up
datum number 54
She uses the expression because she wants to empower all the audiences that as women, they have to work to the maximal and always keep themselves full to
achieve their dreams.
b Positive politeness
Positive politeness strategy is defined as a strategy which has a goal to make a cooperation to the hearer. In the analysis, it can be seen in the datum
number 1.
Oprah : Love, love love. Tweet, tweet. Whoo You. Amanda : Hi Oprah. I can’t believe I just said that.
datum number 1
The dialogue happens in the beginning of the program when Oprah greets the audiences. The utterance performed by Oprah Winfrey that is considered as
positive politeness because she needs the audiences to feed back her greetings. The next conversation is still in the beginning of the show when Amanda
says that the students are waiting for Oprah’s coming in the program. Amanda : This campus has been buzzing since the announcement was
made last week that you’d be coming here. And I received.
Oprah : Thank for the buzz. I’m so glad you know I still have the
buzz. So good. datum number 2
This statement stated by Oprah Winfrey is classified as positive politeness because she needs the audiences to pay attention for her. It is proved in the words
Thank for the buzz, and she repeats the buzz in the next statements I still have the buzz.
Oprah explains on how her father is very strict to her. It is started when she starts her career as an anchor on TV and it is airing at 10 until 10.30 p.m., but
she must at home by 11 o’clock. It can be shown in the next dialogue.
Oprah : My father still had an 11 o’clock curfew. Can you believe a thing? That I am ---that I am the 10 o’clock anchor in
Nashville Tennessee. Amanda : Yeah.
datum number 5
In the conversation is considered as positive politeness in the statement Can you believe a thing, Oprah Winfrey wants the hearer to give the attention to her
regarding to her explanation. Another data comes from datum number 10 that contains positive
politeness strategy. Amanda
: Great. So, often in your career I’m sure you were a minority. Perhaps as the only woman.The only black
person, the only person from a poor family. Did this affect you on your professional path? And now how
did that impact how you lead and how you might help people who may be feeling that same thing?
Oprah : Okay, Amanda, that’s a lot of questions.
datum number 8
In the show, Amanda asks Oprah that is on how her professional way has impact in her life even she is the only black woman. Then, Oprah states by employing
positive politeness strategy in the words that’s a lot of questions in order to make Amanda as a host of the program focused on Oprah Winfrey. In addition, it is also
stated as a joke to invite the attention of the hearer. Amanda : So you used that as momentum just to leave, cut your losess and
go.
Oprah : No, I just said, I filed it away. There will come a time .
datum number 12
