Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 134) – Nick Morgan
“Speakers find joy in public speaking when they realize that a speech is all about the audience, not the speaker. … Most speakers are so caught up in their own concerns and so driven to cover certain points or get a certain message across that they can’t be bothered to think in more than a […]
Rhetorical Devices: Diacope
This post is part of a series on rhetorical devices. For other posts in the series, please click this link. For a comprehensive, step-by-step overview of how to write a speech outline, please see this post. Device: Diacope Origin: From the Greek διακοπή (thiakhopi), meaning “cut in two”. In plain English: Repetition of a word or […]
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