Vocal Projection, Barak Obama
While Barak Obama was still llinois State Senator, he delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention, in Boston, Massachusetts in 2004. He opens with a powerful, genuine, personal story of how he got on that stage today and how he is proud to be able to be giving a speech. Despite his far distance and the large audience he is speaking to, he is able to project his voice without straining it and maintaing his genuine emotions. This connects people to Obama and makes more people relate to his words.
An audio excerpt from a YouTube video filming Obama's keynote speech at the Democratic Convention in Boston in 2004 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWynt87PaJ0; accessed November 23, 2014
Democratic Nationaal Convention, Boston, Massachusetts
Obama, President, Speech, Keynote, DNC Convention
Barak Obama: Tonight is a particular honor for me because, let's face it, my presence on this stage is pretty unlikely. My father was a foreign student, born and raised in a small village in Kenya. He grew up herding goats, went to school in a tin- roof shack. His father, my grandfather, was a cook, a domestic servant to the British. But my grandfather had larger dreams for his son. Through hard work and perseverance my father got a scholarship to study in a magical place, America,