Cultural Psychological Devices for Political Speeches: How to Make a Speech More Personal
摘要
This chapter analyses two political speeches from a cultural-psychological perspective. While rhetorical devices in speeches have been extensively studied, cultural-psychological elements have often been overlooked. I argue that these cultural elements are crucial for making a speech more personal and emotional. This involves revealing one’s own experiences within a particular field of action and sharing biographical moments that possess an overarching significance. This approach closely aligns with sharing the deepest experiences of an individual’s micro-culture to convey political statements. Political messages, goals, and appeals can then be rooted in personal experience, lending them non-arbitrary or culturally significant value. Through thematic analysis, I demonstrate that speeches lacking these cultural mechanisms are perceived as lecture-like, impersonal, neutral, and sterile. The report concludes with specific cultural recommendations for making speeches more personal.