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... It is for this reason that we have analyzed the qualities portrayed by Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew in his speech given at The Tanjong Pagar 38th National Day Celebration Dinner. ...
Lee Kuan Yew organized his National Day Celebration very well. ... Yew begins by asking, “Is it our fault? ... ” Yew quickly follows that with many examples of why Singapore can once again have a 2. ... Finally, the last question Yew poses is, “Can we make it in this next phase? ...
Yew wrote the speech in a style consistent with Monroe’s Motivated Sequence which states that a speech has five major parts including: attention, need, satisfaction, visualization, and call to action. Yew draws attention to the problem by pointing out how the unemployment rate has risen and then how Singaporeans need to do something about the crisis. ... Finally, Yew calls the people into action with his last question as stated in the previous paragraph, and he ends his speech with, “Our best is yet to be.”
Yew’s organization strategies seem to work hand in hand with his use of language to invoke emotions and understanding about the issues he is addressing in this speech. Though Yew is definitely an educated man, it is evident in this speech and other writings of his that he has a complex way of using language to meet people of every background right where they are, no matter what level. ...
In this particular speech, we see Yew’s constant use of questions, closed questions specifically. ... For example, at one point in the speech, Yew says, “Is it (unemployment) our fault? ... ” Here we see a prime example of a technique Yew uses all throughout the speech to emphasize his main points.
We also found it interesting that in the midst of choosing what words to present in this speech, Yew used so many statistics and physical evidence to prove his point and gain credibility. ... Yew’s use of words in this speech is an effective tool, which gives his yet another characteristic of a successful leader.
Another area of success in Lee Kuan Yew’s speech is his use of crisis management tools. ... Yew’s action plan is to cut taxes, lower costs, fees and wages while retraining people to attain higher skills.
Approximate Word count = 1804
Approximate Pages = 7.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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