Archive for December, 2007

How to Improve the Climax of Your Speech

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

Climax is the artistic building up of a dramatic effect by means of increased force and intensity.
Here are some excerpts to help you practice your climax:
1.
We have petitioned, we have remonstrated, we have supplicated, we have prostrated ourselves at the foot of the throne.
PATRICK HENRY.
2.
I not only did not say this, but did not even [...]

How to Define Aim and Purpose in Speech

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

In all successful oratory there must be a clearly defined aim and purpose. The speaker should endeavor to find out where his special power lies and work in that direction, always remembering that the loftier the aim the greater the possible achievement. Beecher said: “Let no man who is a sneak try to be an [...]