Sammy Sosa Reminds Students to Round the Bases when Analyzing a Rhetorical Situation

• In Event: G.I.F.T.S. Session II

Abstract

Public speaking students learn a variety of concepts that they can apply to past, present, and future oral communication experiences. One simple yet memorable acronym that can help students remember the four issues involved in analyzing a rhetorical situation is SOSA. The famous baseball star’s last name enables students to hit a home run in all of their speaking experiences by considering specific characteristics of the Speaker, the Occasion, the Speech, and the Audience.

Authors

• Denise Frye-Bloomfield, California State University, Fullerton

• Javette Hayes, California State University, Fullerton