Resonse to Richard's Posting about Young's "Rambling" Speech

I would like to respond to Richard’s comment about the “unfocused” and “rambling” speech that Young made. I agree with Richard that because it was not presented in a rigidly outlined manner, it was more effective. A rhetorician is supposed to be speaking in the moment of urgency. Speaking his mind and expressing the strong feelings that are being experienced at that exact moment. How can a person say exactly what they are feeling at the moment of speaking if they have outlined and planned the speech beforehand? I know if I were asked to give a speech without outlining it and asked to just speak my mind without notes, I would certainly be hard to follow. (Kind of like this response). I think that the unorganized manner of the speech, although I didn’t attend, probably made it appear more heartfelt. Because he was not reading straight off of a piece of paper, you know he was speaking from his heart and saying exactly what came to his mind. Rambling or not, he appears to have touched many of our classmates with his stories of his experiences with the children of Latin America. Unorganized or not, he seems to have been a good enough speaker to get his main ideas across. Like an experienced rhetorician, he made his audience come out with thoughts to reflect on. While we are used to listening to speeches that often sound planned and rehearsed, it doesn’t hurt once and awhile to branch out and listen to a speech that seems to be spoken “in the moment” and in a less formal, more personal manner.