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Tag Archives: Winston Churchill
Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 263) – Winston Churchill
“Of all the talents bestowed upon men, none is so precious as the gift of oratory. He who enjoys it wields a power more durable than that of a great king. He is an independent force in the world.” — Sir Winston Churchill
Posted in Humour, Quotes for Public Speakers
Tagged public speaking, public speaking quotes, quotes, Winston Churchill
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The Potent Simplicity of Donald Trump
As election year 2016 rolls along in the United States, we can no longer ignore the very real possibility that Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee for President. I did not think that American politics could get much more bizarre, … Continue reading
Posted in Delivery, Making it Stick
Tagged Delivery, Donald Trump, Ernest Hemingway, Nerdwriter, pubic speaking, simplicity, Winston Churchill
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Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 183) – Winston Churchill
“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” — Sir Winston Churchill
Rhetorical Devices: Hypophora
This post is part of a series on rhetoric and rhetorical devices. For other posts in the series, please click this link. Device: Hypophora Origin: From the Greek ὑπόϕορά (hypofora), meaning “carrying under” or “putting under”. In plain English: Asking a … Continue reading
Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 112) – Winston Churchill
“He is one of those orators of whom it is well said, ‘Before they get up, they do not know what they are going to say; when they are speaking, they do not know what they are saying; and when … Continue reading
Rhetorical Devices: Paraprosdokian
This post is part of a series on rhetoric and rhetorical devices. For other posts in the series, please click this link. Device: Paraprosdokian Origin: From the Greek παρά (para), meaning “beyond” and προσδοκία (prosthokhia), meaning “expectation”; thus, “beyond expectation”. In … Continue reading
Posted in Rhetoric
Tagged Bill Casselman, Dorothy Parker, Groucho Marx, humor, Humour, Mitch Hedberg, Paraprosdokian, rhetoric, Rhetorical Devices, Winston Churchill
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Rhetorical Devices: Anaphora
This post is part of a series on rhetoric and rhetorical devices. For other posts in the series, please click this link. Device: Anaphora Origin: From the Greek ἀναφορά (anafora), meaning “to bring back” or “to carry back”. In plain … Continue reading
Perfect Public Speaking is an Asymptote
Recently, I wrote a post entitled Basic Speech Geometry. Today we return to the mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces. An asymptote is a straight line that a curve approaches but never touches. It comes from the … Continue reading
Posted in Preparation
Tagged Asymptote, Gandhi, I have a dream, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, public speaking, Winston Churchill
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