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Speakipedia Podcast #34: Allison Shapira

https://vimeo.com/1046185181 Transcript:  Dave Bricker (00:01) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is…

1 month ago

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 months 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…

4 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…

4 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…

4 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…

6 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…

8 months ago

Pedantic

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

8 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…

8 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…

8 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…

8 months ago

Circumlocution

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

8 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…

8 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…

8 months ago

Repartee

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

8 months ago

Periphrasis

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

8 months ago

Paronomasia

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

8 months ago

Satire

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

8 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…

9 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…

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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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.…

1 year ago

Intromatic (Demo)

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

1 year ago

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