speaker must master the features of speech delivery before presenting his or her speech in order to successfully influence the audience. The speaker’s presentation is
judged through the eyes, hair height, body shape, dress and through a range of body mannerisms, such as gaze and gesture Charteris-Black, 2011. The researcher uses
speech delivery theory found in Nikitina’s book to examine the way Donald Trump’s
presents his speech.
B. Research Questions
According to the previous explanation, there are two questions which will be answered in the research.
1. What are rhetorical proofs used by the speaker?
2. How does the speech delivery used by the speaker help to create effective
speech?
C. Research Objectives
Considering the problems above, there are two objectives to be obtained in this research.
1. To find out what rhetorical proofs are used by Donald Trump in presidential
candidacy announcement speech. 2.
To observe the speech delivery used by Donald Trump in order to create effective speech.
D. Research Benefits
This research will be useful for debaters to learn on how to create effective reasoning for their statements. It can also be useful for public speaking class to teach
the students on how to create effective speech. This research discusses the rhetorical proofs found in Donald Trump’s speech to gain people’s trust to vote him in the US
presidential election in 2016. The rhetorical proofs which are found in the speech can be a great example to create an effective speech, especially in persuasive speech.
Another thing to be discussed is the way the speaker delivers his speech. Speech delivery strategy is also important to support the speaker to achieve the aim of
his or her speech. To successfully transfer important message in a speech, a speaker needs an effective speech delivery strategy. Therefore, the effective speech delivery
strategies found in the research can help a speaker to transfer important messages to the audience and achieve successful speech.
E. Definition of terms
This research uses some specific terms. This part will explain the terms used in this research.
1. Rhetorical Analysis
Rhetorical analysis is the analysis of the way someone persuades others. According to Aristotle 1954, rhetoric may be defined as the faculty of observing in
any given case the available means of persuasion. In fact, rhetoric has at times been understood simply as the study of persuasion Herrick, 2005.
Kennedy, in Herrick 2005, has defined rhetoric as the energy inherent in emotion and thought, transmitted through a system of signs, including language, to
others to influence their decision or actions. Kennedy suggests that when someone expressed emotions and thoughts to other people with the goal of influencing
persuading them, he or she are engaged in rhetoric. Therefore, rhetorical analysis is the analysis of the way someone persuades others.
2. Presidential Candidacy Announcement Speech
Speech is defined as the use, between man and man, of articulate sound-signs for the communication of their wishes and their views about things Gardiner, 1932.
According to Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, Speech is a formal talk that a
person gives to an audience Hornby, A.S., Cowie, A. P., and Lewis, J. W., 2010. Hence, presidential candidacy announcement speech is a formal talk to officially
announce that someone is running for a president. 3.
Donald John Trump Donald Trump was born in Queens, New York on June 14, 1946, the day the
nation united to celebrates its flag, Flag Day. Donald Trump, or “The Donald” as he often styles himself, has high national name recognition as a billionaire real estate
developer and TV celebrity. He is known for his signature properties – Trump Plaza,
40 Wall Street in Manhattan; golf resorts in Florida; and casinos in Atlantic City –
and for his successful run as a reality TV star on The Apprentice and The Celebrity Apprentice Elving, 2015.
On October 7, 1999, Trump announced the formulation of an exploratory committee to inform his decision of whether or not he should seek the Reform Party’s
nomination for the presidential race of 2000, but backed out because of problems within the party Perez, 2000. On June 16, 2015, Donald Trump officially announced
himself that he will be running for president in United States presidential election in 2016.
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