Engaging An Audience
The race for a Governor in New Jersey is on! It is a perfect time to observe the communication skills that we have addressed over the summer session. We are the only university that will host all three candidates currently running for Governor of New Jersey. This Tuesday, Sept 15, the first candidate to visit the Rider University campus will be Mr. Chris Daggett. The goal of this blog is to observe and apply the effectiveness of his communication. What ways does Mr. Daggett engage his audience successfully? Please comment in the ways that Mr. Chris Daggett engages his audience in his presentation. Did Mr. Daggett give his audience a reason to listen? What ways did he engage the audience in the introduction? Here are just a few things to think about as listening to his presentation. Did he meet the objectives of an introduction? If so, to what effect? Did he tell his audience what the presentation was about? How did he gear the information to a college audience? How did he adapt to the listener’s experiences, knowledge and interests? Did he bring audience involvement by personalizing and connecting to the audience? How did he help his listeners through his presentations? Did you hear previews, internal summaries and transitions? How did he create a presentation that was geared for the ear and not the eye? What kinds of verbal devices and language were utilized? Did he design an effective conclusion? Summarize your thoughts to this presentation. Gear your comments to specific, detailed examples and application to engaging your audience for effective communication. What are your overall thoughts about his platform? Comments are due by Friday, September 18th at the start of class.
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This past Tuesday, September 15, 2009, independent candidate for New Jersey Governor came to visit Rider University. He was introduced by a man who kept looking down at his paper the entire time. He would look up, look down, look up, look down and so forth. This impression lead me to believe that Daggett was going to do the same. This guy eventually caught our attention when he said, “The road of Trenton runs through Rider”. He then told a story about a drunk man at a bar who could only see in the light and how Chris can be New Jersey’s shining light. The joke made the audience laugh and loosened up the tone a little, from less serious to more relaxed.
When Chris Daggett got on stage he immediately proved me wrong with his excellent speaking skills. His confidence filled the entire room as soon as he began speaking. He made a joke saying, “I hope my campaign isn’t like the drunk”, again making the audience less tense. Right away, he went into talking about education, which was a way of engaging us college students into the presentation right away. He also interacted with the audience by asking them to raise their hands if they were satisfied with the current New Jersey government system. He gave us authenticity of him running for governor, saying that he was born and raised in New jersey, as well as his children. Daggett said that both him and his kids attended public schools and he has been around New Jersey government issues since before 1980. He talked of how important the issue of environment is to him and how long he has worked with it and how much it means to him. He defined government as “bringing people together to solve different problems” which captivated the audience with his confident voice. He also gave us his ideas compared to Crozine and Christie, giving us an outlook on what he wants to do and what they want to do. This comparison allowed the audience to get a preview of what each candidate intends on doing if elected. He appealed to the ear, rather then the eye, by using strong words and empathizing on the things that are important to him. He was strong when he said “nothing changes” in Trenton and then continued to say that Trenton focuses on the same three things every year and then think last of how they can serve the public. This caught my attention when he said this because it should really be the complete opposite. He again went back to talking about higher education and how hard it is to go to school in New Jersey, which appealed to the college students in the room who will eventually have expensive loans to pay off. He ended saying how the best state how now become unaffordable, which he plans on changing .
The Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics presented Chris Daggett, an Independent candidate, at Rider University. I had the privilege to witness a person, from a political stand, deliver a speech about his candacity. This was the first time I experienced an event like this up close and personal. Right off the bat, I felt as though Mr. Daggett gave his audience a reason to listen by being someone who is different and refreshing; since Mr. Daggett is neither Democrat nor Republican. He met the objectives of an introduction by grabbing the audience’s attention with a joke about the story his colleague had told about a “drunkard”. He then developed a need by asking, “How many of you are satisfied that Republicans or Democrats are representing you well?” A few people raised their hands and he made comments on the number of people that raised their hands (very few). He gave a preview of the speech “Challenges we all face as New Jerseyans” and informed the audience that questions would be taken after his presentation. Mr. Daggett added a little humor about the questions when he said, “You’ll wear me out and I’ll wear you out.” He gave a preview about what he would discuss: education in all aspects, the environment (his background), how unaffordable New Jersey is becoming, his solutions, and his ability to be a good governor, if given the chance. I felt as though Mr. Daggett engaged the audience successfully with his eye contact. He knew what he was talking about; nothing was rehearsed or needed to be reiterated with note cards. Mr. Daggett connected to the audience/college students by stating three principals: Be your own person, think for yourself, and question authority (an old bumper sticker he liked while he was in college). These principals pertain to elections and the voting process, being unbiased and voting for someone who can fix the problems. Do not vote for someone just because you do not like the party they represent, because nothing will. Mr. Daggett personalized himself to the audience by saying, “I believe…I believe” after he discussed some reforms that would happen if he were Governor. This caught my attention because if someone says “they believe” then people will know this person is caring, compassionate, and dedicated to their commitment. Through this expression Daggett encouraged the audience to be attentive to his presentation. He also introduced his family: his wife and their two daughters. He adapted to the audience by showing that he is just like the rest of us. He has a family and knows how we feel about the issues taking place and that is why he is campaigning. Mr. Daggett also used vernacular language, nothing too difficult, because the audience was not full of politicians. I was able to understand and was not bombarded with statistics and many numbers. He also geared his presentation to college students; stating that New Jersey needs young people. He summarized a time when he was growing up and the US was chaotic. During that time it was the young people that stood up and made a change to fix the US and he feels as though this can happen again. He touched on how young people communicate now-a-days, “Can you tweet it in 140 characters or less?” this statement followed with laughs. Mr. Daggett then went into his conclusion which advised people to stop with the party quarrels (Democrat or Republican), get to solving problems, and the help of young people. He closed by saying, “This is my story and I’m sticking to it.” My overall thoughts about his platform were incredible and I was intrigued. I was taken away by how he hardly looked down on note cards. He held eye contact and worked from side to side. He answered questions and provided the audience with examples and solutions. He showed why he was qualified and provided information on his background. He was raised in New Jersey, he loves this state, and he just wants to make positive changes to put New Jersey back on its feet.
Overall I thought that Christopher Daggett is a great public speaker. He started off his speech by stating a funny comment in regard to a joke the first speaker had made. I thought this was an excellent way to start the speech and it was an attention grabber because most people in the audience laughed after he said it and he caught us off guard with it. He also had another attention grabber towards the end of the intro when he said “The road to Trenton runs through Rider.” Also in his introduction he asked questions to the audience to engage us. To show that he actually cared and was curious, he asked to answer the question by a show of hands. This shows me that, not only is he engaging the audience, he’s working off how the majority feels based on the show of hands. Another thing that caught my attention was when he said that he was born in raised in New Jersey and went through the public schools. That to me really shows that he can relate to our needs as New Jersey residents because he has been in all of our shoes. Also towards the end of his speech he said that he loves this state which is another way of showing the audience he is just like us. Throughout his entire speech he maintained great eye contact and hand gesture to the audience. During the speech he related to college students by talking about the lack of funding that is given to New Jersey schools because of the lack of money the state has. He also spoke about high dropout rates in young adults because they simply do not have enough money to receive higher education. Another thing he mentioned that I thought was interesting was that he talks about all the remedial classes that students have to take because their high school education was not sufficient enough. He doesn’t put the blame on the students or the schools in which they came from he blames the people that have not set up the controls to change and fix things that aren’t working out. He says he won’t accept failing schools. He wants to go to the root of problem and he’s not afraid to fix things that haven’t been changed in many years. He made several references to the other candidates and what there intensions are as to fixing the state debt and budget gap problems New Jersey is currently suffering. The other candidates intend to make major cuts, however, Chris Daggett says this will not even match up to the big hole that our previous governor has dug for us. He also talks about all the background experience he has in different field such as environmental cleanup organizations and he seemed to be very credible when it came to talking about the work he has done over many years. I liked that because to me it says that he is concerned with different issues and problems New Jersey suffers with. Another thing I noticed was that he speaks about open space preservation; I liked this because I feel that as a leader he shouldn’t just think about the business of running the state he is also thinking about the land itself. His speech was very personal he told stories about previous work he has done he also incorporated his daughters into the speech which was a great technique. Before he spoke about each topic he would preview the things he was going to talk about and he also used many transitions to change the peg during his speech. I thought his conclusion was the best part. He summarized what he spoke about. He related directly to us by telling us he loves New Jersey. He reinforced his ideas about making his state affordable and just like families have been cutting back to save money he has full intentions of doing the same in office. I thought he gave a great speech.
Our assignment was to critique Christopher Daggett’s speech that he gave during his visit to Rider. Right when he got onto the mike he cracked a joke about a previous comment one of his affiliates made about his campaign. This loosened the crowd enough, so that he could easily transition into his introduction. His introduction was a very ‘by the book’ speaking form. At the very beginning he used an attention grabber by asking the audience a question. He asked them if any of them were satisfied with either political party’s work in the New Jersey government. Then he moved along to establish credibility with the crowd by talking for an extended period of time about his and his running mate’s educations and past careers. He made sure that he summarized his main points, and established a purpose by making the audience think about how things in New Jersey aren’t being done right.
He then elaborated on his motives, and established himself as a realist politician. His main platform was that he was not going to make empty promises to dramatically change the system, but more accurately use the logic and reasoning to choose the best options for New Jersey. He exclaimed that he loved New Jersey, and that he wants to make it a better place. I must say that it was a relief to hear a politician that was more focused on solving real problems then trying to change the way things get done or mudslinging at his opponent. I think that is why many people there appreciated what he had to say. He said that he believes “government should be people coming together to solve the problems at hand”; he made sure that the audience understood that while he was in office there would be things being done and whomever was willing to help him from either party were welcome to do so. He was really big on cleaning up the environment, and spoke a lot about things that he had done previously to help preserve the open spaces in NJ. Other major issues that he brought up included: State Budget, State Workers, and State Education.
He altered his speech to appeal to college students by often times addressing us directly as college students, and explaining how these problems apply directly to us. He put a stress on the power that “kids” have now days, and brought up that many kids make their parents quit smoking, many kids protested a war in the 1960’s, and today are making a noticeable difference in the political world. Although he was a bit of a monotone speaker throughout his speech, near the end he began to loosen up and really showed his personality. Even though his humor was kind of dry, he was a very humorous person. He really left an impression with his final statement when he said very passionately, “I’m Chris Daggett, and I stand by what I said”! I was very surprised by how much I agreed with his platforms, and as of now support him the most out of three candidates
On the evening of Tuesday September 15, 2009, independent candidate running for Governor of NJ, Christopher Daggett had come to Rider to give a speech about his campaign. Our assignment was to attend and to critique his speech as well as his techniques used throughout it. From the beginning of his speech he had grabbed the attention of the audience right away. He opened up with a joke which eased the tension in the room and loosened up the crowd a bit. After this, he had transitioned into his introduction right away which was very formal. He asked the audience about their feelings towards the work that each political party was doing in the state of New Jersey and how satisfied they were with it. He continued on with his speech by speaking about the amount of experience he as well as his running mate have which established a strong amount of credibility for the both of them. His points were made clear and quickly regarding how certain things in this state were not being handled properly which made his purpose right to the point. The main points that he stressed the most to the audience were that he didn’t want to make empty promises to anyone. He was more focused on solving the problems that we have and future ones as well as accept the help of people from either political party who are willing to lend a hand to make a change. A big issue for him was to clean up the environment as much as possible, he also went on to mention the problems we face as a state regarding the Budget, Education and the Workers of New Jersey. Some of his credibility that made him seem really genuine was the fact that he was born and raised in this state, he claimed to “love New Jersey” and he’s been around such political issues for years. This kind of background made me feel more intrigued to listen to what he had to say and offer as a candidate for election. He changed the direction of his speech then when he began to talk about college students and the amount of power we have in today’s society. He stressed the point how we can make so many changes today and the amount of changes we already have made such as protesting a war in the 60’s. He also related his speech to us by speaking about Higher Education and how expensive it is to go to school in this state. This makes a difference to me because I can definitely relate as a student with future loans that will need to be paid off for my college education. It was very noticeable towards the end of his speech that his true personality began to come through, he was a little more open with what he had to say as well as appeared more comfortable addressing the audiences. Throughout his speech he used many transitions in order to flow from one topic to another change the peg. His eye contact was very strong, and body language appeared confident. He moved from one side to another to make sure he had everyone’s attention, which allowed him to get his message across even better. He concluded his speech by stating that he believes in what he says and stands by it, as a member of the audience I felt this was the best part of his entire speech. In order for me to truly appreciate what someone has to say, I have to feel that they believe it too, which I did.
On September 15th 2009 as a homework assignment I was to critique the speech of Christopher Daggat who is running for governor of New Jersey as an Independent. From the beginning Daggat had the attention of the audience because his attention grabber was a joke and he made the audience laugh and warmed them up for the fact that he was ready to reveal. With a powerful confident voice he began with his intro and got the audience more involved by asking a question about if we as New Jersey residents are satisfied with the political party’s work in New Jersey. Then he began to speak about the education of his running mates and himself which was very credible and resourceful. Daggat made all his points valid and sharp like a new knife. He made the audience think and contemplate about how the things in New Jersey are not being done right. Shorty after he stated on how he was the realist politician and on how he will not make any promises that he knows he cannot keep and that moment I felt as if he was the realist because most politicians do make broken promises and do not care because that are already in office so there is nothing we can do but to wait until the next election to try to get a new governor. Daggat really touched me when he began to speak about how the NJ school systems are on the bottom. That even the top performers in the high schools or that are selected for the NJ Stars programs are in need of remedial classes. As this was being said I soaked it in like a sponge and I see how this is so true because in my high school the laziest people passed with good grades and the hard working students we not acknowledged for their efforts because everyone received a passing grade. That is the reason on why many public school attending students are the highest percentage for college drop outs. Daggat also begins to mention on why many students leave the state for school it is not because they want to get away from their parents it is because the education is mediocre. He also states that this a non affordable state because of the low amounts of money invested in higher education so many students have to take loans and a stuck paying back the public schools mistakes. As a college student I begin to realize the inconvenient truth and it makes me think harder and harder. As for Daggat’s speech I felt it was well spoken and to the point, he did not sugarcoat anything or beat around the bush he was straight and honest. And the final quote of his speech is what made me remember what he stated trough out his speech “that’s my story and I’m sticking to it”.
When I arrived at the BLC to hear Christopher Daggett, a candidate in the election for Governor of New Jersey, there was a man speaking to introduce him. I do not recall his name but he made a very good speech. He was sure to incorporate the audience and even Rider in a way by saying “The road to Trenton runs through Trenton.” He also told a story about how choices are made by what is available and this led directly into Daggett’s speech. The moment Daggett began his speech I was automatically interested. He never once took his eyes off the audience or lost track of what he was saying. He was so educated on everything that he was talking about. Daggett made giving speeches look easy! Daggett steered clear from filler words and was very down to Earth while giving his speech. Daggett got on a personal level with the audience by telling us to always question authority which you don’t hear from politicians often. He also got on a personal level with us by poking fun at himself and other running mates by saying he is going to make the debates about the issues not driving record or loans lent to family member, which is what most of the debated have been about. He called it all “nonsense”. Daggett made the whole audience feel connected by asking us questions to get involved and also telling us about his life and accomplishments which make him suitable for the job. Daggett has already helped New Jersey in so many ways, mostly with his involvement in the environment. Daggett made me feel comfortable with what he was saying. He believes that you cannot make decisions based on politics, you have to do what you think is right. That is how he intends on governing our state. Daggett described all the issues including budget, education and environment and elaborated on each of them which Corzine and Cristy have not yet done. All in all Christopher Daggett made an informative and clear speech yet kept it humorous and enjoyable for the audience to listen to.
Yesterday I watched Mr. Chris Daggett who is running for the position of governor give a speech to those who were willing to listen. What I liked, and noticed most, was that he had a great attention getter, of which consisted of a joke. By doing so it woke up the crowd and made them alert to his presence. He thanked everyone for coming out and followed up by telling a few quick quips to keep the audience in tune with him. I thought that this was a terrific idea because with each comical remark, it made Mr. Daggett seem more of an interesting person and someone that had a friendly persona. Once he had the full attention of the audience, Mr. Daggett went on to the “meat” of his speech, first listing his background which included a detailed list of his education and how he helped the community. This was also a good touch because not only did it show how much of caring person he was, it also showed that he wasn’t someone who was running for governor without experience. If was elected, or, in his words, “when” he was elected, the people in the audience would be sure that Mr. Daggett would be apt for the job and there would be no skepticism about his abilities. In my personal view, having him go on and on about his experience wore me out, and I began to draw my attention away from him, but for those who didn’t lose interest, this was a great tactic because it gave Mr. Daggett an extreme amount of credibility and showed that he was someone that could be trusted. As his speech continued, there wasn’t a single point in time where I felt as though this man, if he was elected, could not do justice to the governor job. Mr. Daggett had a strong character voice, in that he never showed doubt. Throughout the entire speech he always seemed as though he was ready, and sure that he could do not only a good job, but a better job than either Chris Christie or Jon Corzine could do. Another thing I thought that Mr. Daggett did well with was relating to the audience. He knew, and never forgot, that he was giving his speech at a college, and even though some of his topics were sometimes geared to an older audience, he always brought the subject matter back down to the area of students; at one point in time telling the students in the audience to, “Question authority.” I thought that was a nice affect because as we were growing up, we had our parents as the authority figure and there was no way around that, but now that we’re in college and basically on our own, that authority factor is transparent, and we have to think for ourselves and “question” things. When it came to end of Mr. Daggett’s speech, he did a small summary, going over what he went through towards the middle of his speech and reverting back to the amount of experience he had. And once again, much like at the beginning, Mr. Daggett gave a small joke, or rather a punch line, which wrapped up his speech in a clean and smooth fashion. All in all I thought that it was a fantastic speech with all of the proper elements.
Chris Dagget’s public speech at Rider University was magnificent. Right off the back he said a joke about a comment the previous speaker had made. This caught me and the audience off guard because usually politicians are serious and uptight and this usually bores the audience. His attention getter was able to get me listening to what he said easily. He also used another attention getter asking questions to the audience in an effort to see how we felt about the New Jersey government. As the speech began rolling he spoke about his past schooling and showed his credibility for being a governor. Mr. Dagget had the ability to make the audience think about how they wanted things to really be in New Jersey. He also was able to be honest with the audience saying that he wont make outlandish promises that he knew he would not be able to keep. Chris Dagget spoke clearly and honestly so that you didn’t feel as if he lost confidence in what he was saying. He spoke as if he had already won and was ready to change the face of New Jersey. He gave us “college students” some acknowledgement saying that we are more powerful than we give ourselves credit for. We are the future of New Jersey and its up to us and future generations to change it. Chris was able to make the audience along with himself feel comfortable which is an excellent quality. He did not seem shaky in any part of his speech and he even showed some qualities to be able to entertain us college kids. Dagget was also able to make his speech flow with subtle bridges that changed each topic he discussed.I do not know how long it took him to memorize his speech but he hardly look at any notecards which made it seem as though he spoke from his mind and heart. The one part during this speech in which I became a believer is towards the end of Chris Dagget’s speech. He added the cherry on top when he stated “This is my story, and I’m standing by it”. That statement made me evaluate and eventually solidify that he truly loved New Jersey and was here to make a genuine change.
On Tuesday September 15, 2009 Rider University had the pleasure of hosting a speech by Chris Daggett who is running for governor of New Jersey. I must say that listening to his speech about his ideas and future plans as governor was an experience that was very different for me. When he first began his speech he made a little joke that was in relation to something said by the man who introduced him. This was a good way for him to bring the audience in because when he said his joke everyone laughed. His joke was also a great bridge into his introduction which was very informative. Right off the bat he began by giving us background information about his running mate’s and himself. The fact that he told us about their experience and education established some credibility for his campaign.
Directly after he made his introduction he let the audience know what he wanted us to take from the speech by clearly stating his main points and objectives. One thing that really did a good job of backing up his point of view was his statement “stop it with the party nonsense…it’s time to fix our state.” He then asked the audience if they were happy with the way the state of New Jersey was currently being run and fed off of their responses. This was another good bridge that allowed him to speak about how people often get so caught up in the typical “two-party” system that the most important issues get set aside and forgotten about. After this was said he said that he was very passionate about fixing the real issues in our state and that party should not be so important when there are so many other problems that need to be dealt with. When he said this it really made me start thinking because he was absolutely right. I could tell that when he made this statement it drew the audience in more because people started to murmur and nod.
Three of his major points were cleaning up the environment, balancing the state budget, and working towards improving the state educational system. When he spoke about State Education he did a great job focusing on the perspective of the college student. He also made a good point while expressing how important it was to spend money wisely when it came to education. One thing he said quite a few times that stuck with me was “Question Authority.” This put emphasis on the fact that our generation not only has the power to make change but the right to question what we are told. “We are in a world that is all about communication…” when Chris Daggett said this he made a reference to modern day technology like twitter and this was a good way to make a connection with the audience because that was something that everyone could identify with. Even though his speech was not the most upbeat and exciting he was able to use pauses and bridges effectively to keep the listeners interested in what he had to say.
Throughout his whole speech there were moments that I found very interesting and that made me realize that he was more of a realistic politician than one that just makes empty promises. Once the speech was over he did a great job of tying everything together and leaving a lasting impression. His closing statement was “That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.” When he said this it established that he had a sense of comfort with his listeners and it allowed his sense of humor to shine through. I would definitely be interested in seeing what he could do for our state simply based on the passion and information I got from his speech.
Tiffany Ervin (2:20 class)
On Tuesday September 15, 2009, Independent candidate Mr. Chris Daggett came to speak to us. He immediately engaged the audience with his great eye contact. He also gave us a reason to listen because he seemed to be very honest. Also, he is a new face with new and different ideas. In the intro he engaged the audience by telling us that he will be upfront and honest. Also, he was very upfront in letting us know all of the problems that we, New Jersey residents, are facing. Throughout his speech he did a good job of meeting the objectives that he mentioned in his intro. The main focus of his presentation was education. He also talked about the challenges that we face as people that live in New Jersey and what he could do for us as appose to candidates Corzine and Christie. In my opinion I believe that his speech was geared towards a college audience because he talked about Rider and about higher education. This also helped him in adapting to the audiences experiences and interest. He made a comment about how “the road of Trenton runs trough Rider”. He also related to the audience by adding in personal information about his family, what his favorite quote was in college, how he went to public school, and him growing up in NJ. Also, near the end of his speech he commented on how today’s society communicates and he related it to Twitter. Mr. Daggett did a good job of involving the audience by asking questions throughout his speech and having the audience raise their hands whenever they agreed. He also allowed time after his speech for people to ask questions. He had a good use of transitions and geared his presentation for the ear and not the eye. He achieved this through the tone of his voice, speaking with confidence, and putting emphasis on important topics. The language that he used was very clear and easy to understand. Mr. Daggett had an effective conclusion because he made the audience feel comfortable, relaxed, and engaged. He also showed that he cares about NJ and he really wants to see change. Overall, I enjoyed his presentation and his three principles, think for yourself, be your own person, and always question authority.
Chris Daggett is an independent candidate who is running for governor in New Jersey. For him to take the time out to speak to college students and the residents who attended was amazing. Not all candidates for any position do that. Being eighteen and capable to vote, he has persuaded me to vote from the speech that he preformed. Before Chris Daggett spoke he was introduced by a man named Ben Dorken (I believe). He told the audience a story that was about a drunker who was trying to find his keys in the light but couldn’t find them. Another man approached the drunker and said why are looking for your keys here when you parked all the way over there. His response was this was that this is the only place where there is light. This statement made the audience laugh and continued by saying Chris Daggett was this light. The light that will change New Jersey. That was a great attention getter because it made me interested in Daggett’s speech and he didn’t even come onto to the stage yet. Then Ben Dorken announced for Chris Daggett. He started his speech by referring back to the drunker and the light which was another attention getter that reeled the audience into listening to his speech. Then he posed a question which was, is anybody satisfied with either republicans or democrats and the way that they are sponsoring Trenton? No one raised there hand and from the start you can tell that he was a candidate that wanted to help give New Jersey a huge turn around. For this reason that is why he is an independent candidate for New Jersey. He told us all to question authority. The reason that New Jersey has so many issues is because people do not question authority. He told a whole lot of experiences that he had in his life such as working in emergency response activities, working to battle issues about the environment in New Jersey, and did a lot for public and non profit in New Jersey. Chris Daggett showed that he was a real person who did care about New Jersey because he worked with democrats and republicans. Some people in political parties can’t work with others outside there party so, it was great that Daggett could. Good government is a great way to solve problems and bring people together.
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He states that a lot of times republicans and democrats think of party ideology, the next election, then the people, when it should be people first. We have an eight billion dollar gap in the budget and to fix it it’s a “nutty idea” trying to cut things to fix the budget. Taxes have to pay this debt and it’s not for the people of New Jersey to pay for the transportation trust fund. Chris Daggett said that he will find a plan to pay to fix the budget sometime next week. Other politicians promise tax cuts and etc. but don’t ever keep their promises. Education is a big issue because there isn’t equal funding for all the schools in New Jersey which causes a 50- 70% drop put rate. Even children who are in NJ Stars need remedial help. This really captured my attention because I myself was a NJ Stars student in high school and hearing that was a shocker. New Jersey is last in all fifty states in secondary education because the state doesn’t invest enough money into it. “Time is money” and he spent twenty five years investing in the environment and saved six thousand acres of land. Daggett even then talks about how he has a clean driving record, which made the audience laugh. “In the 60’s and early 70’s race, party, and religion” are things that they worried about before but that isn’t the case now. You can’t solve government problems in sixty seconds so politicians need to stop with the “party non sense and solve problems for the state.” The Chris Daggett ends by stating if you elect me I will appoint the best people I can find, that work hard and it doesn’t matter if they are republican or democrat. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.” He talked about education, to environment, taxes and so much more. Issues that college students need to know about and want to know about. His speech attracted my attention but a flaw was he spoke fast at times which sometimes made me miss what he was saying. All together Daggett is a great speaker and I will vote in this next election.
On September 15, 2009 I had the chance to listen to Independent candidate for governor of New Jersey, Chris Daggett give a speech. Daggett was a very effective and controlled speaker. He knew exactly what he was talking about and what the effective ways were to deliver his ideas to both young and older audience members.
When Daggett first spoke into the microphone he opened up with a joke by commenting on the story about a “drunkard” that the speaker before him told. This allowed the crowd to laugh, which meant it captured their attention. Following that, Daggett established the need in his speech. He asked the question, “How many of you believe you’re represented well?” Besides acting as a need in his speech, this question was another way that Daggett involved the audience. It also acted as an opener for him to talk about what New Jersey needs to get better and what is not already being done.
There were three pieces of advice Daggett gave specifically to the college students. He quotes, “Be your own person.” “Think for yourself,” and to, “Question authority.” Daggett said that those were the three things he did when he was younger. He especially stressed the “question authority” one. Next Christopher Daggett gave his credentials. He listed several things he did to lead him up to the point he was at. He gave his background and credibility; reasons we should even listen to what he was going to say. When he spoke to his audience, Daggett rarely looked at his note cards. This showed that he was not just reading something someone wrote for him or that he needed to be reminded of what his views were. If someone is running for a political position then he/she should know what they want to say and what their own views are. It was clear that Daggett thoroughly knew what his concerns and issues about New Jersey were. It showed that he really does care about the problems we are facing as a state and not just trying to access political gain. In fact, Daggett did not even come across as a politician. He came across as a fellow Jersyan expressing his concerns about the state he loves and what we can do to improve its condition.
Next, Daggett gave the issues he thinks should be the focus of New Jersey. Two of these issues were education and the environment. With education, Daggett mentioned how there is a k12 issue. He says that students are being passed without fully being educated in certain areas of study. Also he says there was an issue with higher education. He said New Jersey was the only state to disinvest in higher education and that needed to change.
Communication was something Daggett said that was important. He mentioned how that we are a world of communication. This comment opened the door for another joke Daggett gave. He mentioned a popular social site called Twitter in his speech. He joked about saying the issues in 140 characters or less. This especially geared towards the young people in the audience. At the end of his speech, Daggett made two lasting impression comments. First he said it’s, “Time to solve the problems that face the state.” He put a lot of emphasis on that statement. Lastly, when he was done with his speech and he told his views and his ideas on fixing the issues he said, “That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.” This is quote that everyone has heard before and therefore will leave a mark in his or her brains.
Some parts in Daggett’s speech were slow and he sometimes made noticeable pauses but for the most part, I think Daggett was a great and convincing speaker. The things he talked about actually made me believe that he’s the person that should be trying to help out state out. I liked how he does not care about political parties but about the issues and problems, which are what the candidates should be caring about. I think he is the person I will vote for.
On September 15, 2009, Rider University allowed an independent candidate, Chris Daggett present a speech to students and residences. Chris Daggett, an independent candidate running for Governor, delivered an amazing speech. He was first introduced to a wonderful story. This introduction basically included a joke that gave the audience the ability to laugh. Chris Daggett asked several questions such as, “How many of you are satisfied that Republicans or Democrats are representing you well?” In my opinion, Chris asked questions as a way to grab the audience attention. Meanwhile, Chris Daggett began to touch some essential and critical topics/issues. In his speech, he spoke about a clean environment, balancing the state budget and ameliorating the state education. As part of the audience, I was not surprised that he would mention such issues. Although, they were obvious issues, he still convinced me. Before he addressed each issue individually, he gave his name/career credibility. He basically shared some effective and professional facts in regards to his career and life. One thing that I really enjoyed about Chris Daggett was his honesty. He advised the audience to always question the authority. Chris also informed the audience about the 8 billion dollar gap New Jersey is facing in regards to medical insurance and 30 billion unfound pensions. He later creates a bridge that allows him to discuss the unfair and unequal school systems in New Jersey. Before criticizing the public school systems in New Jersey, he states that his daughters and he were also graduates of public schools. One specific fact that shocked me was the following; NJ Stars were victims of unequal education. Chris Daggett notifies the audience that many students in this program called “NJ Stars” are/were in need of remedial help. He refers to this as “disinvestment in higher education.” I was also amazed by Chris professional involvement in New Jersey. He shared facts such as becoming the Deputy Chief of Staff in Tom Kean’s election during 1981, Regional Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Protection and etc. For a minute I was really impressed and it gave me a great understanding to why he wanted to become the Governor of NJ and his passion in making a difference in NJ. He also concentrated on NJ debt. He knew exactly how to attack such problem. He referred to the state of NJ as someone who needs to save money. That someone also needs to do less spending, dinner events, movie nights and etc. Chris Daggett presentation was amazing. He adapted to his environment/audience. His ability to communicate with the audience was very understandable and for those same reasons, he convinced me about becoming the perfect Governor for New Jersey. One seminal factor that I gained from his speech was that I should always question authority and that Chris Daggett will appoint republicans and democrats to fix the issues NJ is currently encountering which sounds incredible.
On Wednesday night I went to see a candidate running for the New Jersey governor position, named Christopher Dagget. He started off his speech by making a joke about one of the presenters topics. After he got the audience comfortable with him he asked a question to the public to keep them involved in his speech. Mr. Daggat also knew he was speaking at a college and pointed his next topic towards college students. He brought the whole audience in by asking the question to the crowd and then he drew in the college students by asking us a question personally. He also realized that there weren’t just college students attending his seminar so he told his audience that he was from new Jersey to keep us listening to him. He brought in all different groups of people and established his credibility by stating that he was involved with his children’s lives that went to public schools, the working people by saying that he worked as a public sector for 30 years. What caught me off guard was when he talked about his concern for Puerto Rico and how he wanted to help them. Mr. Dagget’s comment really jumped out to me because I am Puerto Rcan and it made me happy to know that he is not just focused on new jersey but overseas as well. It showed that he has compassion for other peoples troubles.
Close to the end of his speech he made a comment about bringing up his perfect driving record, which was a jab at his opponent, Jon Corzine. To me that was immature and childish but I know that’s part of politics to bring out the flaws in your opponents. Overall Christopher Dagget seemed confident and sure of himself. I would not vote for him but he did make a good speech.
In the state of New Jersey there are three major candidates to become governors of New Jersey. The Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics invited these candidates to give a speech here at Rider University. I went to see Christopher Daggett, his is representing the Independent party. I actually never heard of him before, and I knew that it was going to be very interesting to see what was his main ideas and goals. Probably many people do not know this candidate well, which means that in this speech he has to demonstrate what he is capable of doing and what difference can he make in New Jersey and for New Jersey. At the beginning, another speaker introduced Daggett giving a brief summary of Chris Daggett biography. Daggett began his speech with a very good attention getter, he used humor in his introduction. I found it very interesting because with the joke he made he engaged his audience. Using humor as his attention getter gave his audience a little sense of how he is. He also began to introduce himself by saying his autobiography. This part of the speech was a good way to make his audience connect with the speaker. The effectiveness of the delivery of his speech took place when he gave his audience this advice “ Be your own person, think for yourself and question authority.” By saying these words he gave his audience a good reason to listen, because it seemed as if he cared about his audience. His thesis summarized and covered all the topics that he was going to cover in his speech which were Education, the Environment and how is the economy in New Jersey. He also spoke about higher education. This was very interesting because he was referring directly to us as college students. He delivered his speech in a way that college students can understand and meet his goal. His body language was very good and he had confident on the content that he was delivering. Effective communication is not only about what you say, its also about the way you say it. His conclusion was very brief, he simply said “That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.”
On Tuesday September 15, 2009 I had the opportunity to view and listen to Christopher Daggett who is currently a candidate in the race for Governor of New Jersey. Christopher Daggett is running as a member of the Independent party. However, the man who introduced Daggett illustrated his nervousness in my eyes. He kept looking down at his paper and he seemed to be a bit anxious. Contrary, when Independent candidate Christopher Daggett went on the podium there was a different tone in the room. The way he held himself and spoke made you want to listen to him rather than continuously looking down at your watch. I felt Mr. Daggett expressed great points on how to improve the current issues on the state of New Jersey. For instance, he spoke about how he would, if elected, fix our school systems to make a place where students are ready for college. To stop this trend of having to send so many New Jersey students to remedial classes because our students do not meet the intellectual criteria expected by today’s colleges. In an effort to change this Mr. Daggett has said he is willing to take a few measures to make sure the step in trying to improve education does become successful. In fact, one of the few programs he stated he would aid is the NJ STARS program. He stated he was going to make sure that those who truly deserve it and qualify receive the aid in which they have earned. Another topic which is probably the most important issue is the current financial condition of New Jersey. Mr. Daggett said that he was going to improve the financial state of New Jersey by putting money where it is needed and not spending dollars on useless nonsense. He mentioned how he would put money only into the programs that would truly aid our state and help it advance. Mr. Daggett also spoke upon the issue of improving the environment. For instance, he expressed how he had aided the state by buying polluted lands and restoring them to their beauty.
Mr. Daggett illustrated many great qualities for a speaker. He opened up with a great attention grabber and threw in some humor. He was able to connect with the audience and empathize with them. Mr. Daggett had great eye contact, voice variety, good body posture, and excellent ways to present his campaign and what it was that he was running for and why his passion for New Jersey was great. Overall, the speech given by Mr. Daggett had truly intrigued and impressed me. I feel New Jersey should truly listen to the words of this man and just hope that he holds true to them.
Chris Dagget did an amazing job engaging his audience and was very effective in delivering the point of his speech, which was stating the three many issues with New Jersey today and how to fix them. The issues that he focused on was the budget, education and environment. He engaged the audience very well by talking about the importance and severity of “the hole” that we have bug ourselves in. He engaged the audience’s emotion by saying that this is the first time that his whole family was present and that he was happy about that. Dagget gave the audience an incredible reason to listen the by reminding us that most New Jersey residents are unhappy with the way that the state is being ran right now. He also gave us a reason to listen by saying how wonderful New Jersey and making the audience feel a little responsible for helping to fix it. Chris Dagget had a very interesting and funny. The introducing speaker talked about a drunk person looking for their car keys in the dark, so when Dagget got up to the podium he said, “I hope that’s the last time my campaign is compared to a drunk person.” This had everyone laughing and definitely got everyone’s attention. In his introduction, he also talked about exactly what he was going to say and the order that he was going to do it in. He said he was going to give a little introduction about himself and pass experiences, then talk about what he wants to do if he is elected governor and then take questions from people. He did exactly what he said he was going to do and was precise and to the point about it. He spent a lot of time talking about education, which was a good thing since most of the audience were college students. He said that New Jersey is not spending their money on education wisely and that he’ll fix that so that more people get financial aid. He also incorporated Rider University into his examples so that it made a close connection to the audience. He also talked about his daughters and their school which personalized the speech very well. Dagget also did a very nice job explaining things about the state that we would not normally know so that everyone could easily understand his point. He tied this nicely with good transitions and humor so that it was easy to listen to. In his conclusion, he summarized what he talked about and pointed out the three points again. He also let people ask questions to clear up anything that could have been confusion and to go over things that he did not get to. My over all thought about him is that he would do an amazing job in office because he is a realist. He knows that we cannot be spending or borrowing money when we are already in debt and he knows that there is money being spent incorrectly. I also like that he has experience working with both party and that it is time to stop worrying so much about party ideology and start worrying about New Jersey and its residents need more.
On Tuesday September 15, 2009 we had the experience of hearing Christopher Daggett gives his speech for his campaign. Christopher Daggett is running as an Independent candidate in the 2009 election for governor of New Jersey. I didn’t know anything about this candidate before attending the speech. So going in there with an open mind I feel Christopher Daggett did an excellent job through his speech. When he first started he began with a good attention getter, he made a joke to involve the crowd. He told the crowd to make sure they were their own person, thought for themselves, and questioned authority. This showed how he didn’t just want people to go out and vote he wanted to make sure it was who they felt would be the right candidate. To help the audience know more about him he gave credibility about himself. He told people about his background and made a joke about his driving record being clear. Like all other candidates he brought up an important topic of school. This is something many people can relate to, especially New Jersey college students. He mentioned how a lot of colleges in New Jersey don’t give as much financial aid as those outside of Jersey. He said no wonder our children are going to school out of state. He wants to do something to start getting more students to stay in New Jersey. Towards the end, he said if there were any questions people could come to the microphone to answer. This was a good thing to do because it showed he could answer questions on the spot and back up everything he spoke in favor for. I thought this was a good idea because it showed he cared for the audiences concerns and showed he was actually going to try and make the difference. All in all I feel his speech was good. He kept a good voice range so he wasn’t monotone the whole time. He kept the whole crowd’s attention by making jokes every so often. Even though he was speaking at a college and knew it was mostly college students he made sure to try his best to incorporate us into his speech so we could connect with what he was saying.
On Tuesday we seen a candidate who is running for governor of New Jersey he went by the name Christopher Daggett. Chris Daggett is a new candidate who is new to the election experience so he had to come with new flavor so he had to use different techniques to persuade the audience. He opened up his speech with humor instead of serious political fact. I think the reason he did this is because he was mostly talking to first time voter so he wanted to warm up the crowd and get them settled in with a little humor. After he warmed the crowd up with the humor, he converted to his actual speech and started delivering the real purpose, to inform the crowd in the introduction. In the speech he got the audience involved by asking questions and seeing what everyone thought about his opinion on the way he saw things. He listened to what everyone thought and how they felt about current issues. After he listen to everyone else opinion he established his credibility. He talked about him and his running mate a lot so the crowd understood that both of them was on the same page how they both would do what they could to clean up the mess in New Jersey. He talked about how much experience he had and how he was going to put that to use to fulfill his mission. He tried his best not to lie to the audience by not guaranteeing but saying he would try his best. Then he made us feel very important by letting us know how important we are in this upcoming campaign and in the campaigns to come up. He supported this statement by taking it back to when he was a kid when they protested the wars that were going on back then and he added how the children motivated the adults to create movements for the good of the community. That’s kind of how he ended his speech on that note, but as a speaker he handled his self very well. He spoke well showed a lot of confidence and his posture was very erect and he made me a believer in what he was saying because he had support for every statement he put out.
On Tuesday night, I had the opportunity to watch Christopher Daggett speak. Christopher Daggett is running for Governor of New Jersey as an Independent candidate. The fact that Mr. Daggett took out time, to speak to college students was incredible. Although it wasn’t a large audience, Daggett still spoke to the people there because he cared.
Christopher Daggett was introduced by other man (I don’t remember his name). The other man, before introducing Daggett, told a story about a drunk. After this short story he welcomed to the stage, Christopher Daggett. Daggett’s attention getter was a joke that was connected to the story of the drunk. At this point, Daggett had the audiences’ full attention. He then continued and got the audiences’ participation with questions like “By a show of hands…” After he had engaged his audience, Daggett began to tell us what he is going to speak about and the issues he is going to address. But he started it all off with his background information.
Daggett informed us form where he came from and all the experience he had. He told his audience the numerous jobs he had and the various organizations he had worked with. Daggett spoke of all this to establish credibility. With all this information, I’m sure the audience thought he is qualified to run for Governor of New Jersey.
After he had set his foundation, Christopher Daggett began to speak about issues like the New Jersey debt, education, and the environment. When coming across the issues of the New Jersey debt, he said something that other politicians have failed to say. Because he is an Independent candidate he believes that you “can’t make decisions based on Politics”. These words made the audience believe that he was sincerely worried about the issues and the politics. He also told us that he will begin to face the issues before election, unlike all the other candidates who say that as soon as they are elected they will begin facing the problems.
Following the issues on debt, Christopher Daggett addressed the issues on education. Not only did he speak about K-12 education but he spoke about higher education, which targeted us, college students. He spoke about this topic to better connect with his college audience. Daggett told us that the money going into higher education as decreased and that effects us deeply. Telling the audience that he would try to fix that problem really got his college audience engaged.
Later on, Daggett focused on the environment. At this time in our lives, the environment is a big issue. Around the world, people are worried about these environmental issues and “going green” has become very popular. It was very appropriate to tell his audience that he had twenty five years of work experience in this field. Knowing all this information about him made his audience feel more comfortable.
Overall I think Daggett did a great job presenting himself. He had great eye contact and got the audience involved. Between each issue, Daggett used great transitions, that sometimes I didn’t even notice them. His vocabulary was perfect and it able to understand. He knew what to say and how to say it, to be able to win over his audience.
In my opinion, Chris Dagget was an entertaining public speaker. From the beginning he opens with an entertaining grabber. “I hope my campaign isn’t compared to a drunkard again.” This was a grabbing introduction that not only attracts the audiences attention but also uses the laugh to make his speech more conversational and personable. Dagget also utilizes ways to connect with the students of the crowd through mentioning his running mate and their backgrounds in education and their concern for education as well. Also Chris asks questions in order to engage the audience and give feedback to provide an understanding of the audience’s needs and views, “Are you satisfied with your representation, Do you think your issues are being addressed?” During his speech I noticed how he maintains eye contact with the audience and rotates to get a perspective from all sides of the room, while using effective hand gestures to draw in the audience. By this time I have noticed many forms of entertainment in his speech. He constantly uses the element of surprise and others to create constant humor and interest in his topic. Chris claims he is the only candidate pressing the issues while others maintain an argument based on previous faults of the candidates. He continues to explain the flaws of Christie and Corzine by explaining their “solutions” to the economic problems that increase from $2 billion to a $8 billion gap. He thus makes another Joke by saying in order to make this happen you would have to fire all the state workers twice, which everyone found hilarious. The thing I think he lacked was that when he talked about his accomplishments, what I found that he began to become monotone as if it was rehearsed and he was bored. The parts that he was obviously passionate about where his beliefs, by just listening to the fluctuation in his voice you can hear the difference between his passionate beliefs and his monotone accomplishments. Another way he engages the audience of college students he constantly refers to his daughters. How growing up everything everyone saw race, party and religion. He refers to how he is an independent and no one cares about the actual parties anymore. This gives the audience a level of comfort, telling them that is okay for them to vote for him because no one cares about the little details that the big picture and the issues are what is important. I think this was an effective strategy to connect the audience with the past and showing them that times have really changed and that there needs to be something new. He then connects all the audience, because there are elders, he addresses the connection between all New Jersey residents by stating that New Jersey is a beautiful place to live by unaffordable. Dagget admits to being and growing up in New Jersey and his love for the state, which makes him “like everyone else” which makes it easy to listen to him. Dagget makes it easy to look at him as a regular person of New Jersey, not just a candidate. Chris then proceeds with another joke about the campaign taking lots of time and how he almost forgot what summer was with his 15 hour days and 7 day weeks. It was very easy to laugh with him. Finally he ends with his last entertaining phrase “And that’s my story and I’m sticking to it.”
Critiquing Christopher Daggett’s speech this past Tuesday, I feel as if I learned more about what to do and not to do while giving a speech. The man that opened up the speech did not seem as if he knew what he was doing. He had strong words and powerful statements but the way he executed them made it seem week and unimportant. This man concentrated more on his notes than the audience which made it harder to connect with him. Halfway through his speech he finally broke the ice by telling a joke about a drunk man looking for his keys in the light. He used the element of surprise to catch the audience off guard and make them laugh. Chris Daggett on the other hand surprised the audience with quick and witty jokes through out the speech. I enjoyed Daggett’s speech despite his monotone type of delivery. He credited himself very well, showing how qualified and ready he is to be New Jersey’s next Governor. He concentrated more on the audience than his notes, in which he barely looked at, which already made the audience feel a connection. Even though he spoke in a monotone voice, he was still able to throw in very powerful and meaningful words, quotes, and statements. Every now and then I would break away from his speech and look around at the audience, and what I saw was focused people really looking like they were into the speech. At the end of his speech, he summarized his plans to change New Jersey and a couple other things he stated before. He reminded us why he was here and how important it was for him to change the state of New Jersey for the better. His speech was very affective and you could tell by the audiences faces and applause at the end.
On Tuesday September 15, Christopher Daggett came to Rider for a speech. Before Chris Daggett spoke, a man introduced him. This man did not seem to have any enthusiasm to be on stage speaking to us. Towards the end, when he was about to introduce Chris Daggett, he added some attention grabbers. This man had told us a story about a drunken man and related it to Dagget- in a positive way that made the crowd laugh.
After the story, Chris Daggett was introduced. He immediately got on stage knowing exactly what to say. He had great eye contact and motions. He also set a relaxing, humorous, yet strong tone. Daggett informed us of the things he will do for New Jersey; he made sure we understood that he has "a plan". Even when he told us this, he added humor in. Daggett told us about his family, his knowledge, and where he grew up. Therefore by telling us about his background, he was connecting with his audience. Another thing, he did not need to talk with huge words from the thesaurus that we would have to look up later on but he made things simple and easy for us to understand. He also made references to us as college students which seemed to make us feel closer to the speaker.
Overall, Daggett thoroughly impressed me as someone in the audience. He had a wonderful speaking style and I was not bored. It was awesome the way he connected with the audience; asking questions at random, humor, stories, and background.
First and foremost, Chris Dagget, an independent candidate for the race of governor of New Jersey, gave an amazing presentation at Rider University on September 15th which I attended. As an assignment I was asked to listen and evaluate Chris Dagget’s presentation based on the techniques and strategies learned to give effective presentations and delivery of one’s message. Firstly, Chris Dagget did a good job of including all four objectives for an effective introduction. To grab our attention, Dagget jokingly comments on a previous statement made by his affiliate stating, “I hope my campaign is not going to be compared to that of a drunkard ever again.” Then he goes off with providing the need, which he adapted for college students, by saying that higher education is very important and should be in New Jersey; that if he won the election for governor he would make it his responsibility to provide more funding for those who want and need a higher education. How was he qualified to do this, though? Dagget provided his answer through his credibility. In 1981, Dagget served as deputy chief of staff for Kean where he specialized in education and higher education policy. Also, Dagget let his audience know that he had 20plus years of experience in working with others, which is important in order to accomplish goals and is what the other parties do not have, such as being appointed regional administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the New Jersey co-chairman of the Regional Plan Association, and many other non-profit organizations. Lastly, Dagget previewed his speech and said he would comment on why he was running, why he was independent, and why he believed in the importance of funding higher education and environmental protection projects and gaining accountability within his campaign, which are all issues adapted to the college audience because this is what we look for here at Rider University. As Dagget progressed in his speech he furthered on his points with great detail and kept the audience engaged. Every once in a while he would throw interesting phrases out to the audience, such as “Be your own person, question authority, and think for yourself” or brought up how like in tweeter some people expect answers in 140 characters or less, which also brought a great laugh to the audience while referring to the college students there in his audience particularly. Finally, Dagget, with his sincere and warm smile, strong eye contact, and serious tone assured the audience that whatever his position was it going to stay that way, that he was not going to make promises and then break them, and that he was going to do the absolute best he could do to meet our needs in New Jersey. In his conclusion, he provided the “wow factor” and said, “That’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it.” Chris Dagget most definitely gave a memorable presentation.
Our most recent assignment was to critique governor candidate Christopher Daggett. He was introduced by one of this man in his party and he brought enlightenment to the audience. Right from the get-go he explained what was going to happen. He told a joke about a drunker and how he dropped his keys by the traffic light when his car was about 200 ft away. He parrelled this joke to how people find what is good for them, but for the state as well. It was a great attention getter. Later, Christopher Daggett came out with such a great energy. We could see that he was excited to be at Rider University. His first words were, “At least we aren’t the ones in that Joke”. That broke the ice for the people who thought he was going to be boring. He introduced himself and his wife and gave us a bit of his background. His credibility was established from the start and it was a way to let us know he was serious about this campaign. Later he explained why he would be a better governor and why he was independent instead of choosing one particular party. Christopher explained his main points and his motives that made him a better Politician for New Jersey this point in time. He showed his love for this state and it made the whole theater feel his warmth towards this state. He later gave advice to us college students by say three rules for life 1. Be your own person. 2. Think for yourself. And 3. Question Authority. Christopher explained those are the ways to succeed in life and everyone should follow that. Later he talked about his views on education, state budget and the workers of New Jersey. He made sure that he put everything he need to say and answer all the question people need to hear. Throughout his speech, I was able to see the dedication he has for New Jersey and what motives him to get New Jersey in better shape. I enjoy his speech and it was very informative. I agree with Christopher Daggett in so many ways. I feel like he would be a better person for the job.
Tuesday September 15, 2009, the independent candidate Chistopher Daggett who is running for govenor in New Jersey made his appearance at Rider to give his speech about his campiagn and to encourage college students to vote. He used a joke as his attention getter to ease the tension in the room and loosen up the crowd. Then he went into his introduction which was very formal. He asked the audience about their feelings towards the work that each political party was doing in the state of New Jersey and how satisfied they were with it. He continued on with his speech by speaking about the amount of experience he as well as his running mate have which established a strong amount of credibility for the both of them. His points were made clear and quickly regarding how certain things in this state were not being handled properly which made his purpose right to the point. The main points that he stressed the most to the audience were that he didn’t want to make empty promises to anyone. Throughout his speech he used many transitions in order to flow from one topic to another change the peg. His eye contact was very strong, and body language appeared confident. He moved from one side to another to make sure he had everyone’s attention, which allowed him to get his message across even better. He concluded his speech by stating that he believes in what he says and stands by it, as a member of the audience I felt this was the best part of his entire speech. In order for me to truly appreciate what someone has to say, I have to feel that they believe it too, which I did.
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