Admiration is key....

The industry I use to work in is a very controversial industry, both politically and medicinally. For two years I worked at a medical cannnabis collective, running operations and ensuring we are abiding by the law at all times. Me going into detail about the industry is a never ending conversation I feel, but just saying what industry it is, some people already have raised a brow. With that said, Steven DeAngelo, an individual that everyone knows in the medical marijuana industry, is the person I admire when it comes to public speaking. Some of you may have seen him on Discovery Channel when they were airing the controversial show, Weed Wars. He is very admirable not only for me but many people in the medical marijuana community. Mostly for his overall compassionate beliefs, courage, intelligence, calm personality, and trustworthiness. Majority of his power I feel comes from ethos, with his main goal of caring and showing true compassion for one another. Not only is ethos a big contributor for him, but logos as well. He comes off as a rather intelligent, hospitable business man trying to do what is best for the constant under threat community. When I use to go about my day to day work life at a medical marijuana collective, I tried to come off just as he did, if not better, very professional, respectful, understanding, knowledgeable, and compassionate. People instantly think of people who consume medical cannabis as someone who is a waste to society and/or hoodlum. My goal was to remove that image from cannabis users and allow people to be open minded to who uses and who doesn’t. If you saw me, you would not think I even had any knowledge or interest in the plants medicinal benefits. I find my greatest trait when it comes to public speaking to be my level of confidence. Whether or not I really know what I am talking about my confidence in whatever I am talking about will allow you to believe just about anything I say. Overall, Aristotle’s classification does work on Steven DeAngelo, and the best classification would be style. Only because his wording and overall logical speeches persuade the mass crowds.