Before we go any further, let’s examine our own assumptions (those things we accept as true without proof) about the character of a speaker before he or she even opens their mouths. Find a video of a speech online made by a foreign world leader that you are unfamiliar with who speaks another language. (You could simply look up “presidential speech Yemen,” for example.) Stop the video before the speech begins and think carefully about what you already feel about this person, judging from their appearance. Be honest and write it down. Then listen to the speech and think carefully about how you feel about them based on the tone of their voice and their body language or nonverbal communication through gestures or movements. Alternatively, find any speech or talk online and watch it with the sound turned off. Ask yourself what you feel about the speaker based on their appearance and body language alone? Do you feel inclined to believe what they say or reject it? Question why this is and write it all down in around 100-200 words.