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Speech Annotator (Demo)

Load a demo and view the generated results. By Dave Bricker Great words fail without great delivery, yet so many…

2 months ago

Antimetabole

Antimetabole—pronounced an-ti-muh-TAB-uh-lee—involves repeating words in successive clauses, but in reversed order. Listen to Winston S. Churchill’s famous example: 'This is…

4 months ago

Monologue

A monologue is a long speech given by one person.. In a theatrical context, a monologue allows a character to…

4 months ago

Pathos

Pathos, a rhetorical tool used to appeal to the audience's emotions, often to persuade or move them to action. That…

4 months ago

Syllepsis

Syllepsis is not what happens after you’ve eaten too much spicy chili. Syllepsis is a figure of speech in which…

4 months ago

Speech Annotator

By Dave Bricker Great words fail without great delivery, yet so many speechwriters deliver a manuscript and leave the performance…

8 months ago

Speechwriting: The Rule of Threes

The Rule of Threes suggests that concepts or ideas presented in threes are inherently more interesting, more enjoyable, and more…

9 months ago

Speak Under the Influence: Find Your Mentors

Though I rarely perform professionally, I play guitar every day. It’s my healthy drug and I’ve been addicted to it…

9 months ago

Famous Speeches: Winston S. Churchill “We Shall Fight on the Beaches”

(308 words) "We Shall Fight on the Beaches” is a small portion of a longer speech delivered by Winston Churchill…

9 months ago

Speaking Vocabulary

Words and Terms related to speaking and speechwriting: Adynaton [ad-uh-NAY-ton]: A form of hyperbole in which the exaggeration is so…

9 months ago

Monologues for Speakers

Actors are encouraged to have monologues in their back pockets, rehearsed, and ready to go for auditions. Speak the speech,…

9 months ago

The Imaginary Law of Perfection

You imagine that you have to get through your speech without forgetting a word. You imagine that you’ll bomb if…

9 months ago

Speaking with Notes

Ideally, we can deliver our presentations without notes but there’s no law against it. The gods of public speaking are…

9 months ago

Psalms and Speakers

Winston S. Churchill gave thousands of speeches, and though he had a memory like an elephant’s, he read every one…

9 months ago

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