The Five Canon of Rhetoric- Shonda Rhimes

 Notes: 

First Memory is something the speaker Shonda Rhimes demonstrates by talking to her audience about all of the shows she has written and maintained at the same time. This shows her memory is impeccable and she is fast thinking to keep up with all of these responsibilities. Also repeating her weekly tasks showed a lot about her and gave us an understanding of how much she really has to remember. I think this was one of the stronger parts of the speech as she if a very credible writer, and expressed how much time she truly puts in everyday. 

Rhimes' delivery was very calculated. This sets the stage for her style and personality to emerge, as well as how she works and overworks herself. She opens the story by calling herself a Titan, and despite the audience believing she was using this in a positive light, she clarifies that it's not normal to live and work like a titan. This was bringing us in to believe a certain thing, because that dream job is what we are told to want. However, she is at that place, and not moving with love allowed her to burnout. 

Shonda has a certain style and it's very organized. Her speech was a story and relatable. Her style of repeating herself about how many hours she would put into work shows how she operates like a machine. This also flipped in the end so presenting evidence throughout the speech leaving people to guess a bit. 

Rhimes arranged her speech in a way that kept the audience engaged and willing to follow along with her story. She begins by introducing her invention and then shares a story of why. The story did not immediately explain how it helped, but it made you follow along and understand the shift in herself.

Shonda's invention is saying yes to everything that scares her. This allowed her and her family to become happier, produce more impactful work, and not feel like a titan. I believe this invention could have been discussed further for the audience to better understand how it's helpful.

Rhimes arranged her speech in a way that kept the audience engaged and willing to follow along with her story. She begins by introducing her invention and then shares a story of why. The story did not immediately explain how it helped, but it made you follow along and understand the shift in herself.

The Five Canons of Rhetoric explain why a speech is engaging. When a speaker presents an idea with a compelling pace, demonstrating their style and credibility in an innovative way, I believe we are captivated and want to listen more. Even though Rhimes' initial invention was about saying yes to everything, her underlying motivation was love. From reading the title and her introduction, I would have known it was about saying yes. However, after listening to her story, I understood why love is her true motivation. For an audience to be inspired by an idea or invention, it is important to have a powerful speaker. Simply hearing "say yes to everything" is not as impactful as truly understanding the potential impact it can have. I believe this can also influence audience reception depending on how the speech is delivered. In Rhimes' story, a key point was her children. This may not resonate as strongly with everyone, as not everyone can relate to having children. She did briefly touch on the idea that love can be expressed in ways other than through your children. The overarching message was about breaking away from a robotic work life and letting love be your motivation instead of an unending work pace.