"Powerless Speech"

Speeches are spoken presentations that can be given anywhere at any time. The power in a speech in really important to keep an audience interested or not. In a powerless speech, the power is simply not there and or hidden. According to the book, a powerless is talking up to others; making requests or asking questions; speaking softly; and sounding tentative, uncertain, or unsure of thyself. From personal experiences, I have seen a number of powerless speeches. At my high school graduation, we had about ten valedictorians, so that meant ten speeches. One kid decided to talk about all his high school experiences. But he kept stopping and starting, losing his place, and trying to remember what even happened. It seemed as though he was making up all the experiences because when you talk about something that really happens to you, the little details matter so much in order to keep your audience entertained; that would be a powerful speech. Powerless speeches contain no style, value, and attitudes; at least it seems that way. A person can intend to contain all of those things, but the lack of confidence can derail a speech into a powerless one with no meaning at all.