I Thank You For Seeing Me
The Beauty of Da'Vine Joy Randolph's Oscar Acceptance Speech
“For so long, I’ve always wanted to be different, now I know I can just be myself”
This is a beautiful quote from Da’Vine Joy Randolph at the Oscars during her acceptance speech for the Best Supporting Actress Award in the movie, The Holdovers.
She gave a beautiful impromptu speech. Let’s take a closer look at her speech structure for inspiration for your next impromptu speech.
Da’Vine used the THEN/NOW structure in her short speech about her acting career journey. In this this structure, she shares what happened in the past, and what is happening now.
THEN: She shares how her Mother encouraged her to to switch from her singing career to try an acting class. She shares how hard it was to be the only woman of color in her acting class and not see a clear future, but how a special teacher supported her to forge her own …