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Speakipedia Podcast 30: Patricia Fripp

https://player.vimeo.com/video/1032834490 Transcript Dave Bricker (00:07) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is…

3 weeks ago

Speakipedia Podcast #28: Rich Hopkins

Transcript:  Dave Bricker (00:02) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence? This is Speakipedia Media…

2 months ago

Speakipedia Podcast #27: Marilyn August

 Transcript  Dave Bricker (00:05) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is…

2 months ago

Speakipedia Podcast #25: Rob Shanahan

Transcript:  Dave Bricker (00:07) This is Speakipedia Media brought to you by Speakipedia .com. I'm your host, Dave Bricker, bringing…

2 months ago

Speakipedia Podcast #17: Bill Stainton

Transcript   [00:00:00] Dave Bricker: Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is…

4 months ago

Storytelling Wizard (Demo)

by Dave BrickerLoad a demo and view the AI-generated results. Intro Setup Protagonist Transformation Conflict Steps Characters The Story Introduction…

6 months ago

Pedantic

Pedantic means being overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning, often emphasizing the minutiae of knowledge rather…

6 months ago

Book Cover Design: Judging a Book by its Cover – Part 3

This third installment of Judging a Book by its Cover looks at great book cover designs that won the 2012…

6 months ago

Blogging to Build a Speaker or Author Platform

How can speakers, indie writers, and self-publishers use a blog to build a platform? This article explains how to publish…

6 months ago

Adynaton

Adynaton. Pronounced ad-uh-NAY-ton, is a form of hyperbole that describes something so exaggerated, it's impossible. It's like saying, 'You'll get…

6 months ago

Circumlocution

Circumlocution involves using unnecessarily wordy and indirect language to describe something that could be expressed more succinctly. It’s often used…

6 months ago

Malapropism

Malapropism—the misuse of a word by confusing it with a similar-sounding word, resulting in nonsensical, often bituminous statements. A classic…

6 months ago

Irony

Irony—a figure of speech where the intended meaning is the opposite of the literal meaning. Here’s a soundbite from the…

6 months ago

Repartee

Repartee refers to a quick, witty reply or conversation. Repartee enlivens discussions or debates with humor and sharpness. In public…

6 months ago

Periphrasis

Periphrasis is a rhetorical device that involves using excessive and longer phrases to express an idea that could be conveyed…

6 months ago

Paronomasia

Paronomasia, or punning, involves using words that sound similar but have different meanings, often to humorous effect. 'Time flies like…

6 months ago

Satire

(watch the full interview satire here) This millennial job interview video by Daniel Brea of Brea Films exemplifies this week’s…

6 months ago

Speakipedia Podcast #6 <br> Fabio Marques

  Dave Bricker (00:02) This is Speakipedia Media brought to you by speakipedia.com. Want to expand your speaking and storytelling…

7 months ago

Speakipedia Podcast #5:<br>Neal Petersen

Transcript Dave Bricker   (00:06) This is Speakipedia Media brought to you by Speakipedia .com. Want to expand your speaking and storytelling…

7 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…

11 months ago

Find The Phrase that Pays

Franklin D. Roosevelt said, “There is nothing to fear but fear itself.” Why is it that some words naturally stick…

11 months ago

Pause After Telling a Joke

I coached a speaker who had entered a humorous speech contest. Her trial run in front of a supportive audience…

12 months ago

Don’t Dis Anyone On Stage

Blame-free problem-solving is a good practice for speakers. One of my clients was ready to speak but the AV person…

12 months ago

Find the Funny in the Room

A super way to surprise your audience is to “find the funny in the room” and use it to your…

12 months ago

Acknowledge the Secrets of Human Nature

Here’s one of my favorite advertisements: This hair salon bills itself as the place “where the women you hate get…

12 months ago

How to Write a Humorous Speech

Write a humorous speech. What’s that? You don’t think you’re funny? Well, you’re not alone. Most comedians aren’t funny, either.…

12 months ago

Intromatic (Demo)

Load a demo and view the AI-generated results. Speaker Introduction Wizard by Dave Bricker A strong, interesting, and concise introduction…

12 months ago

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