Nonverbal Analysis
Al Pacino is perhaps best known for his unique paralinguistics. No one can deliver lines exactly the way Al Pacino does. His delivery ranges from soft spoken to shouting, as Pacino is best at. He takes time, as if to think of what to say next. The feeling that this is just him, speaking from the heart, lends the most to the effect of the speech. People feel more disconnected by someone with prepared words for a situation like this.
His appearance is a bit disheveled. He LOOKS like a coach who has spent the whole first half wringing his hands and pulling his hair out. His collar looks as though he has pulled on it in frustration and his face appears flush with emotion. His proxemics is varied as he moves through the speech, moving closer, then further away. This keeps his audience invested in his words.
What brings the most impact is his immediacy. He makes the locker room feel like they are in the fight of their life RIGHT NOW. His words are to pump them up for the moment, not to be something they go home and think about. By the end of the speech, the players are literally shaking with excitement. He could not have been more persuasive.
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