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How to Use the Rule of Three in Your Speeches
The rule of three is powerful speechwriting technique that you should learn, practice, and master.Using the Rule of Three allows you to express concepts more completely, emphasize your points, and...
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Why Successful Speech Outlines follow the Rule of Three
Previously, we learned how the rule of three improves speeches when used at the micro-speech level, to craft memorable triads of words, phrases, and sentences.In this article, we will learn how the...
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How to Add Power or Humor with the Rule of Three
In the first two articles of this series, we learned how using the rule of three can improve your speeches by [1] writing triads of words, phrases, and sentences and [2] by applying three-part speech...
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How to Make Metaphorical Magic in Your Speech
Metaphors help a skeptical or apathetic audience better embrace and value a new concept or idea.Metaphors make the connection of that new idea to an object the audience already knows.Read on to...
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Book Review: Thank You For Arguing (Jay Heinrichs)
Thank You For Arguing is a fascinating introduction to classical and modern rhetoric, packed with speechwriting lessons for every public speaker.It is grounded in the wisdom of the past (beginning with...
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8 Speechwriting Lessons You Can Learn from Songwriters
Thomas Carlyle once observed:Music is well said to be the speech of angels.You can make your speechwriting sing by learning lessons from songwriters. By applying these eight songwriting techniques, you...
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Be More Memorable by Repeating Your Speech Words (Anaphora)
What if your speeches were more quotable?What if your speeches were more powerful?What if your speeches were more memorable?Anaphora can do this for you. In this article, we examine how strategic use...
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How to Use Rhetorical Questions in Your Speech
A rhetorical question is a common rhetorical device where a question is asked by a speaker, but no answer is expected from the audience. This distinguishes it from explicit verbal audience interaction...
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How to Write Memorable Speech Lines (Chiasmus)
You can’t give the speech of your life until you first give life to your speeches.One way to breathe life into your speeches is to craft memorable phrases that will linger on the lips of your audience,...
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Parallelism 101: Add Clarity and Balance to Your Speeches
Do you ever find yourself wishing that your audience understood you better? Do you have difficulty conveying your great ideas clearly?One of the most important writing techniques I ever learned was...
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Spice Up Your Speechwriting (Epiphora)
If you could easily highlight key messages in your speech, would you do it?If there were a simple way to be more memorable, would you do it?If you could craft speech phrases that are more quotable,...
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8 Ways to Use Contrast in Your Speeches
What quality is vital to virtually all creative art forms, including literature, music, painting, sculpture, photography, drama, and speechwriting? What quality both sharpens the attention of your...
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