Although I rarely watch speeches, I realize that oral communication is not only a necessary skill in our everyday life, but also a really powerful way to express one’s opinions and influence the others. For an instance, Jon Stewart, an American political satirist and television host, is a powerful speaker who is excellent at influencing the political views of TV audience with his humorous words. As the television host of the show The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Stewart frequently satirizes news, events and those people who are involved in these news and events. His objective is to express his political views and make the audience understand the way he interprets these political occurrences.

Stewart uses several techniques in making his speeches. First, he uses a humorous tone and satiric words to depict the political news or event that occur. His humorous way of speaking makes the audience feel that politics is not really a serious thing. Hence, Stewart successfully engages his audience. In fact, this unique way of making speeches makes Stewart one of the most popular television host in the United States. In addition, as the picture shows, Stewart frequently makes exaggerated and funny facial expressions and hand gestures. These actions call the attention of the audience to the points he makes in his show. Furthermore, Stewart organizes his speech in a very informative way. He always use pictures and sections of video and records to support his argument. This way of organizing speeches makes the audiences feel like they have discovered truths as they watch the show, and this is exactly what Stewart intends. Despite the fact that I cannot imagine myself to be a public speaker like Jon Stewart, I really appreciate the way Stewart approaches politics and how he expresses his view through his powerful words.