Today I watched Marc Mero’s motivational 5-minute speech about his experience of how important life is and that materialistic possessions aren’t the most important in our lives, rather what is in our hearts. His speech is really effective because not only was this story personal but he was really passionate when delivering his speech. He explained his experience that it took his mother’s life away to understand how important life is and that we should care about the people around us and that we hold dear to. During his speech, his tone was quivering as he is describing his regret towards his mother because he always ignored his mother. His story not only inspires the audience to take action but also teaches them a lesson through his lesson. This also makes his speech effective. When Mero was able to present a vulnerable situation, the audience can sympathize with what he is talking about but also learn a lesson from his lesson. Not only did he appeal to pathos, but he also appealed to ethos.