Thirdly, she gave the public a clear understanding of who she was as a person, gaining its trust. Secondly, she signaled to the audience that her talk would contain humor, rather than being strictly serious or preachy. Firstly, she summarised the main idea of her talk. With this introduction, the speaker achieved multiple goals that set the tone for the rest of her speech. The audience immediately understood her main argument – being a feminist is often perceived as a negative act, almost equal to terrorism. She recalled that one time, as they passionately argued, Okuloma suddenly looked at her and said: “You know, you are feminist.” “It was not a compliment.”, Adichie adds with a smile, “I could tell from his tone, the same tone that you would use to say something like ‘You are a supporter of terrorism.’” Her ironic tone and the look of genuine concern as she pronounced those last words evoked laughter. Adichie began her speech with an anecdote about a childhood friend, Okuloma.
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