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Monday, November 10, 2008
THE ART OF ORATORY Barack Obama’s speech in Chicago following his victory in the US election was a fine example of the rhetorical brilliance that helped him defeat Hillary Clinton and John McCain. The main rhetorical techniques include: Contrasts: e.g. Two rhetorical questions to lead into the peroration. Ronald Reagan).
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Thursday, September 3, 2009
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Thursday, February 4, 2010
Principle I: Persuasive rhetoric is about phrasing your arguments so that your listeners can hear them. 0160; I’m going to do a series of blogs on persuasive content – aka rhetoric – to match the series I just finished on nonverbal communication. 0160; In short, you need to speak the language of your audience.
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Thursday, February 11, 2010
Principle V: Persuasive rhetoric passes the test of four critical questions: Is it articulate? When you’re on the receiving end of rhetoric, listen closely for clarity. 0160; If that’s the case, then there is no real idea behind the rhetoric. 0160; Is there a real alternative? 0160; Is the idea consequential?
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Friday, January 23, 2009
former governor of Maryland, who writes of the need to ' pray for ‘the greatest democracy in the history of the world. ’ (The rhetorical techniques that prompted the crowd to applaud these uncomfortable messages can be seen in the previous post – under sections 1, 3 & 4). Tags: rhetoric applause Obama inauguration
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
So, having looked at his 'rhetorical denial' in the previous post I thought it might be useful to show a video illustrating his rhetorical virtuosity in action. Tags: Contrast rhetoric surfing applause applause iconic gestures tony benn
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Principle IV: Persuasive rhetoric deals in stories, facts, and tropes. Tropes are the final arrows in your rhetorical quiver. They are the rhetorical devices that people notice most quickly, such as metaphors and similes. 0160; A little rhetoric goes a long way. 0160; Rhetoric is power. begin with stories.
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
Let’s look at the direct and rhetorical question to see how these tools can help you keep your audience engaged. . Ask a rhetorical question. The rhetorical question is used not to elicit an actual response from the audience, but to provoke thought, call attention to a particular point, or invite deeper involvement in the topic.
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009
First, in what was perhaps his first ever political speech, a command of some of the most important rhetorical techniques was already there (though admittedly as recalled and rewritten by him many years later). It was a discovery that made me hungry for words. Not words to hide behind but words that could carry a message, support an idea.
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Friday, May 15, 2009
Some of the questions also won bursts of applause, which was hardly surprising in the case of those who used the rhetorical techniques that are most likely to trigger a positive audience response. Tags: rhetoric applause question time MP expenses It has to be wholly necessary to do the job as an MP. A] It’s not the system that’s wrong.
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