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Juliette-Gloria Le Saout

Now, Listen: A Study on How Public Speech Structures Attention

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Juliette-Gloria Le Saout is an international student from France studying Professional Communication at Toronto Metropolitan University. Her work focuses on storytelling as a tool for connection, with a particular interest in how communication builds and strengthens communities. She is driven by creating spaces where voices are heard and experiences are validated. Through research and creative practice, she explores how communication can empower, mobilize, and foster collective identity across diverse groups.

This research examines how prosody shapes persuasion in public speech.

Prosody refers to the sound patterns of speech, including tempo, emphasis, pitch, pauses, and repetition. These features shape how a message is delivered and how it is received.

Through analysis of speeches by Martin Luther King Jr., Amanda Gorman, and Barack Obama, the study shows how these patterns guide attention, build emotional momentum, and influence what audiences notice and remember.

The findings demonstrate that persuasion is shaped not only by what is said, but by how it is delivered, supporting the role of critical listening in media literacy.

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