Al Pacino's Inspirational Speech
Al Pacino's nonverbal effectiveness during his inspirational speech in the movie 'Any Given Sunday' is an exceptional example of how nonverbal cues are very persuasive. The immediacy of his speech includes warmth, eye contact, closeness, and involvement, are all factors of providing a successful speech to his team during halftime. The use of kinesics by staring into the eyes of his players as well as using serious facial expressions, show his true fire and passion for the game and how important winning is to him. Pacino does not touch anyone, just points and makes eye contact, so there is no use of haptics in his speech. The proxemics of the speech is shown by everyone in the locker room huddled together around him, while the vast majority of his players are kneeled down it shows his authority and that the players respect him. The use of chronemics is in effect by how its the player's time to wait and listen to what Pacino has to say in order for them to be rejuvenated and motivated in order for them to have a positive mindset. His use of artifacts are shown by him dressing in a very nice suit to show his professionalism and authority. His physical appearance is short and athletically fit, along with a rugged/badass look to him. The use of his paralinguistics starts off with a low tone of voice then picks up toward the end of the speech with explosiveness and powerful, heartfelt words to pick the team's enthusiasm up as they are prepared for battle in the second half when he is finished.
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