When I started thinking about the speeches I’ve heard in the past, I realized I’ve listened to a lot of speakers. In high school we had a lot of assemblies where guest speakers would come and talk about all different types of topics, everything from drinking and driving to spending and saving money. Speakers and speeches that would demonstrate the emotional appeals would be speeches about the drunk driving and things like that. I remember one speaker that came in and she talked about how her three sons died coming home one night because a drunk driver hit her son’s car. I remember the auditorium was dead silent as she told her story and showed a slide show of her kids. It was really emotional and everyone was really listening to what she was talking about. Another speaker came in and talked to us about saving money for the future and how things are going to be different in a few years because of technology. This was a good logical appeal because it made people think about what the future Is going to be like and think logically about the future. One of the best speakers I’ve heard was Reggie Dabbs. He is a speaker that goes to schools all around the country and talks about making good choices and not using drugs, and alcohol, and he also talks about religion and how that can help in people’s lives. He was a really good speaker and he is one of the most memorable speakers I’ve ever heard. He did a good job on demonstrating a credible emotional appeal and also a convincing need-based appeal. He used personal experiences to talk about how drugs, smoking, and alcohol can ruin a person’s life but he also made it a convincing need based appeal by telling us how they ruin our body physically and mentally and how they are just not safe. Were there any really good speakers or speeches that you listened to in high school that you really remember and made an impact on your life?