Obama's Back to School Speech

• He starts off the speech waving at everyone and using a lot of hand motions like standard Obama forward hand motion and also he points out the specific students and staff he refers to in the first two paragraphs.
• The students behind him during the entire speech are mainly African American or Latino.
• Also many of the students have small smiles on their face through most of the speech but mainly they look tired and bored.
• Throughout the entire speech he points out at the crowd whenever using the word you.
• Throughout the entire speech he speeds up his sentences slightly when using alliteration for example when saying "You've got to wonder. You've got to question. You've got to explore." he noticeably speeds up.
• When telling the crowd his secret he initially leans on the podium.
• He also does not pause much when transitioning between paragraphs, it feels as if the entire speech is one giant paragraph.
• When asking "How do we make sure that every single person is treated with dignity" he begins to speed up and maintains the accelerated speed through the section of questions.
• Obama uses shorter sentences when telling the stories of Will Kim, Jake Bernstein, and Amy Chyao to emphasize their accomplishment and his amazement.
• When saying "Because I know the potential that lies in each of you." he uses a kind of raspy voice that sounds amazed and inspired.
• Obama maintains a calm tone and demeanor throughout the speech but when talking about america's current ranking in education he becomes more stern and pauses more. Also when talking about how students must not only go, but graduate from college he does the same thing but also stares mainly at the center of the room.
• His hands are always either on the podium or up in the air, they are never at his sides.
• Throughout the entire speech he looked at all sides of the room and crowd equally.
• Also throughout the entire speech he cuts off the end of sentences a little quicker in typical Obama fashion.