How you perform or show a piece of writing plays a huge part in what it really means to us.  How you say and read alone can make a piece more meaningful.  Taylor Mali's diction and clarity of voice really caught my attention.  He also moved around stage, using his hands to capture the audience's attention.  Mali really used facial expressions and he put emphasis on certain words for certain reasons.  In the Spoken Word video, you still get to see the expression and meaning behind each word by seeing where it was placed and how it was written.  The performance and writing space of these two videos really captured my attention.  Each word gave a new meaning.  If I were to read this poem from a sheet of paper, it would definitely not mean as much to me as it does now.  

In the first video, the poem is more visual.  You see how Mali feels and you realize how ridiculous our generation  sounds.  The second video shows the poem as words.  You get to be more involved.  As you read each word, the meaning sticks with you.  You also have to pay attention more because of the layout of each words.  The two poems are exactly the same, but the meaning changes with the view.  

Spoken word can mean so much more than written.  You can feel the emotions of the person and how they really feel about each individual word.  The way you speak can also affect the meaning.  If you enunciate and use a well developed vocabulary, what you say will be respected so much more.  If you used words such as "like" and ask statements as questions, people are going to be too distracted.  They will not retain the thoughts you speak no matter how intelligent they are.  The textual writing space plays an important role in the transmission of meaning.  The layout of the words captures your attention.  They make the meaning of each word stand out and grab your attention.  The words mean so much more in the unconventional textual writing space.