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Response Paper
In the Casey’s TED Talk, the Gospel of Doubt, the speaker asks the congregation, ‘what
do you do when your strongly held beliefs turn out not to be true? From the talk, Casey explains
the situation he was in when religion failed him. This made him search for something new to
believe in, such as, business, government, and philanthropy, but from all, found false saviors.
The talk urges the listeners to question our beliefs and embrace the spirit of uncertainty. The
Gospel of Doubt by Casey Gerald is a story that begins at New Year’s Eve of 1999; the end of
the world. The journey of the story narrated by Casey embraces all to question the dreams of
success and prosperity that are perceived to be the foundation of modern America.
The speaker; Casey Gerald, in his speech employed a number of presentation skills as
discussed below. First, as a public speaker, he adhered to cadence in modulating his voice. This
technique was vivid especially when he was concluding each sentence in the talk. He effectively
used designated falling tones by falling the intonation at end of almost every sentence all through