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Tag Archives: rhetoric
In the footsteps of Aristotle
In May 2018, I visited Athen, Greece to speak at a conference. While there, I had the opportunity to visit the Acropolis and see the Parthenon. With the Parthenon as an amazing backdrop, I made a short video on Aristotle’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Acropolis, Aristotle, Lyceum, Parthenon, public speaking, rhetoric
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Rhetorical Devices: Symploce
This post is part of a series on rhetoric and rhetorical devices. For other posts in the series, please click this link. Device: Symploce (pronounced sim-plo-see or sim-plo-kee) Origin: From the Greek συμπλοκήν (simplokeen), meaning “interweaving”. In plain English: Repetition of … Continue reading
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Tagged Anaphora, Donald Trump, Epistrophe, John Kennedy, Malcolm X, rhetoric, Rhetorical device, Steve Jobs, symploce
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A lesson from the Parthenon
I was recently in Athens, Greece to speak at a conference. While there, I had one free day and, as it was my first time in Greece, there was one place I had to see: the Parthenon that sits atop … Continue reading
Posted in History of Public Speaking, Rhetoric
Tagged Acropolis, Aristotle, Athens Greece, Ethos, Logos, Parthenon, Pathos, rhetoric
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Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 245) – Aristotle
“An emotional speaker always makes his audience feel with him, even when there is nothing in his arguments; which is why many speakers try to overwhelm their audience by mere noise.” — Aristotle
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Tagged Aristotle, Emotion, public speaking, public speaking quotes, rhetoric
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Rhetoric for Persuasive Speaking
Dukascopy Bank is a Swiss online bank that provides trading services, particularly in the foreign exchange marketplace. One of its subsidiaries, Dukascopy TV, broadcasts shows about business matters on the Internet. I have been interviewed there a few times, for example … Continue reading
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Tagged Aristotle, Business, Donald Trump, Dukascopy, Hillary Clinton, John Zimmer, public speaking, rhetoric
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Rhetorical Devices: Syllepsis
This post is part of a series on rhetoric and rhetorical devices. For other posts in the series, please click this link. Device: Syllepsis Origin: From the Greek σύλληψις (sillipsis) meaning to take together. In plain English: When one word–often a verb–is used … Continue reading
Aristotle’s Three Pillars of Rhetoric
On 1 June 2016, I announced the launch of a new digital magazine for public speaking professionals: Presentation Guru. I am proud to be one of the co-founders of the site. This post is part of a series designed to share the great content on Presentation … Continue reading
Rhetorical Devices: Antithesis
This post is part of a series on rhetoric and rhetorical devices. For other posts in the series, please click this link. Device: Antithesis Origin: From the Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning “against” and θέσις (thesis) meaning “position”. In plain English: Contrasting two different … Continue reading
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Tagged antithesis, Bill Clinton, Martin Luther King, Neil Armstrong, rhetoric, Rhetorical Devices, Sir Ralph Richardson
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