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Public Speaking 4/10/12

Public Speaking 4/10/12. Oratory. Public speaking and the skills associated with it Speeches are generally given with the purpose of informing, entertaining, or influencing an audience. Oratory. Common techniques used by orators:

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Public Speaking 4/10/12

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  1. Public Speaking4/10/12

  2. Oratory • Public speaking and the skills associated with it • Speeches are generally given with the purpose of informing, entertaining, or influencing an audience

  3. Oratory • Common techniques used by orators: • Parallelism: the repetition of similar words, phrases, sentences, or grammatical structure – shows relatedness, equivalence, or importance • Repetition: repeated use of the same word or phrase – usually for emphasis • Allusion: a reference to a literary work or real-world event that the audience will understand • Conceit: an extended metaphor

  4. Parallelism • “Veni, vedi, vici” – Julius Caeser • “I came, I saw, I conquered” • The use of parallel structure reflects that the situation is a matter of course. “I conquered” is given the same weight as “I came” or “I saw,” implying that it was just as easy / expected. • “Buy a bucket of chicken and have a barrel of fun.” – KFC slogan • Parallel structure stresses the relationship between the two sentence parts – “buy a bucket” and “have a barrel” are cast as equal

  5. Repetition • "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills, we shall never surrender.“ – Winston Churchill • The repetition of the phrase “We shall fight” emphasizes the willingness of the Allies to fight

  6. Repetition (continued) • “I do not like themin a house.I do not like themwith a mouse.I do not like themhere or there.I do not like themanywhere.I do not like green eggs and ham.I do not like them, Sam-I-am.” – Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss • The repetition of “I do not like them” emphasizes Sam’s distaste for Green Eggs and Ham.

  7. Allusion • “I was not born in a manger. I was actually born on Krypton and sent here by my father, Jor-el, to save the Planet Earth.” –Barack Obama • - Obama makes a humorous allusion to the backstory of Superman, implicitly comparing the expectations for him as president to the superhero.

  8. Allusion (continued) • "I violated the Noah rule: predicting rain doesn't count; building arks does.” –Warren Buffet • Buffet compares preparing for economic hardships to what Noah does in a well-known Bible story

  9. Conceit • “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players;They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts.” – Shakespeare, As You Like It • Uses a conceit to demonstrate the ultimate meaninglessness of life by comparing it to a stage

  10. Martin Luther King “I Have a Dream”

  11. “I Have a Dream” • 17-minute speech delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on August 28, 1963 • Delivered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom • Put pressure on John F Kennedy’s administration to advance Civil Rights legislation, and is widely credited with winning over a large segment of the American population to support Civil Rights for African-Americans.

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