Like You Know?

      Performance plays a major role when Taylor Mali performs "Like you know". When his facial expressions and movements are visible it has more of an impact on the viewer than just the poem video. His whole argument is more convincing when he is performing. His mannerisms add to the point that he's trying to make.
     The interpretation that the spoken word gives is the advantage of making his whole purpose valid. He talks with his hands and the diction that he uses says that the people of today really don't know what they're talking about. It just doesnt have the same effect when solely looking at the text.
    The poem is just that, the poem. It doesn't have the same feeling or excitement that Taylor Mali gives when in front of an audience. It is essentially at a disadvantage because looking at the two separately, im not convinced by the poem; i am convinced from the video.