On November Monday 17, 2003 Arnold Schwarzenegger gave his inaugural speech as the newly sworn in Governor of California. Standing at the podium in his expensive three piece suit with his dutiful wife standing behind him he thanked the citizens for believing in him and giving him a chance to fix some of the damage that has been done to their great state. Schwarzenegger is no stranger to public speaking or facing large crowds of people and his comfortableness showed throughout his acceptance speech.
Schwarzenegger did not have the overwhelming support of the public when it first got out he was interested in politics. The public still saw him as the bodybuilding champion and the ultimate action hero in Hollywood. He had to convince the public that he could do what he set out to do. If there were any doubts in the publics mind before his inauguration speech he brought a few disbelievers to change their tune and give their support.
Schwarzenegger prides himself of being a man for the people and that’s how he wants his term in office to be seen. He shows this by how he relates to the camera and what words he chose to express himself with. His choices of words were words of a man not a politician. He stood tall and fac
With Arnold Schwarzenegger now in his first few weeks in office he will undoubtedly have more speeches in the future. He will come off as a Governor who is compassionate to the needs of his people and on who care and wants to make a difference. His speaking skills will help in gain more support from his constituents because he comes off as someone they can trust and relate too. Schwarzenegger just may do some good for the great state of California.
Another effective part of Schwarzenegger’s speech is that he didn’t bore the audience with facts and figures. He told them what he planned on doing without going into great detail. The public doesn’t want to hear about the breakdown of the deficit they just want to know that he is going to decrease the deficit without raising state taxes.
Not only did Schwarzenegger used simple words for the simple man but he tone of voice showed him to be a man of feelings not just a man of muscle. He spoke clearly and precisely and showed real emotions coming from the words he was speaking. You can see this in the examples he uses from his own past and struggles as a boy in Austria. You feel the emotions he was feeling by how he expressed hims
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