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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…

4 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…

5 months ago

Monologue

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

5 months ago

Pathos

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

5 months ago

Syllepsis

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

5 months ago

Speech Annotator

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

10 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…

10 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…

10 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…

10 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…

10 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,…

10 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…

10 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…

10 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…

11 months ago

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