structure Archives - Speakipedia https://speakipedia.com/tag/structure/ The Presentation & Storytelling Encyclopedia by Dave Bricker Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://speakipedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-puzzle-globe-60x60.jpg structure Archives - Speakipedia https://speakipedia.com/tag/structure/ 32 32 Speakipedia Podcast #34: Allison Shapira https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-34-allison-shapira/ Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:35:33 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=616869 Transcript:  Dave Bricker (00:01) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speakipedia Media brought to you by speakipedia.com. I’m your host, Dave Bricker, bringing you straight talk and smart strategies from visionary … More ☛

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]]> Speakipedia Podcast #33: Lucille Ossai https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-33-lucille-ossai/ Fri, 03 Jan 2025 05:13:11 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=616854 Transcript:  Dave Bricker (00:02) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence? This is Speakipedia Media brought to you by speakipedia.com. I’m your host, Dave Bricker, bringing you straight talk, smart strategies, and amazing stories from … More ☛

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]]> Speakipedia Podcast #31: Tamsen Webster https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-31-tamsen-webster/ Thu, 05 Dec 2024 03:56:11 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=616704   Transcript Dave Bricker (00:06) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speakipedia Media brought to you by speakepedia.com. I’m your host, Dave Bricker, bringing you straight talk and smart strategies from … More ☛

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]]> Speakipedia Podcast 30: Patricia Fripp https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-30-patricia-fripp/ Sun, 24 Nov 2024 16:42:53 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=616632 Transcript Dave Bricker (00:07) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speakipedia Media brought to you by speakepedia.com. I’m your host, Dave Bricker, bringing you straight talk and smart strategies from visionary … More ☛

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]]> Speakipedia Podcast #26: David Murray https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-26-david-murray/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 16:06:08 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=616304 Transcript Dave Bricker  (00:05) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speakipedia Media brought to you by speakepedia .com. I’m your host, Dave Bricker , bringing you straight talk, smart strategies, and … More ☛

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]]> Speakipedia Podcast #19: Humphrey Bower https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-19-humphrey-bower/ Mon, 26 Aug 2024 17:07:14 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=615759 Dave Bricker (00:00) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speakipedia Media brought to you by speakipedia .com. I’m your host, Dave Bricker, bringing you straight talk, smart strategies, and amazing stories … More ☛

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]]> Speakipedia Podcast # 13:Rick Lozano https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-13rick-lozano/ Fri, 05 Jul 2024 22:18:02 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=614987 Transcription Dave Bricker (00:07) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speekipedia Media, brought to you by speakipedia.com. I’m your host, Dave Bricker, bringing you straight talk and smart strategies from visionary … More ☛

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]]> Essay Writing and The Art of the Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich https://speakipedia.com/essay-writing/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:17 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=355365 The principles behind the simple art of essay writing can be applied to most any kind of written work. Even if you never write an academic paper again, these techniques will help you write more focused and powerful prose. Time … More ☛

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]]> How to Produce Audiobooks with Amazon ACX https://speakipedia.com/acx/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:13 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=4333 This article explains how to produce and market a professional quality audiobook using Amazon ACX. Through ACX (Audiobook Creation Exchange), I was able to audition voiceover talent, choose a professional producer, review the work in progress, and make my audiobook … More ☛

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]]> Page Layout: Illustrated Books and the Rule of Thirds https://speakipedia.com/page-layout-rule-of-thirds/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:12 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=4136 This article explores page layout strategies for books based on the Rule of Thirds. A grid system based on traditional guidelines ensures harmonious proportions and placement of objects on a page. Page layout for books is governed by a range of factors. Trade … More ☛

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]]> Book Distributors: What’s in it for Publishers? https://speakipedia.com/book-distributors-publishers/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:11:49 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=650 There is a direct relationship between the number of sales you can expect from a book distributor and the value-added services they provide to publishers and readers. Publishers are best served to ally themselves with book distributors that do the … More ☛

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]]> Hyperbaton https://speakipedia.com/hyperbaton/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 22:44:21 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=9047 Hyperbaton—a literary device that involves altering the normal order of words in a sentence for emphasis, to create a dramatic effect, or to make the sentence sound more poetic. “Yoda speak” is classic hyperbaton. In ‘The Tell-Tale Heart,’ Edgar Allan … More ☛

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]]> Monomyth https://speakipedia.com/monomyth/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 22:44:21 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=9099 The monomyth, or the hero’s journey, is a common narrative archetype that involves a hero who goes on an adventure, faces a decisive crisis, and comes back changed or transformed. This concept was popularized by Joseph Campbell in his book, … More ☛

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]]> Tricolon https://speakipedia.com/tricolon/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 22:44:01 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=612600 Tricolon is a rhetorical device that involves the use of three parallel clauses, phrases, or words, which happen to increase in power and intensity. A famous example is Julius Caesar’s ‘Veni, Vidi, Vici,’ which translates to ‘I came, I saw, … More ☛

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]]> Scansion https://speakipedia.com/scansion/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 22:43:57 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=612554 Scansion is the process of analyzing a poem’s meter by marking the stresses in each line and determining the metrical pattern. This technique is essential for understanding the rhythmic structure of verse and enhancing poetic expression. For example, in analyzing … More ☛

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]]> Speakipedia Podcast #7: Kelly Swanson https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-7-kelly-swanson/ Tue, 28 May 2024 12:00:35 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=8648 Transcript Dave Bricker (00:07) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speakipedia Media brought to you by speakipedia .com. I’m your host, Dave Bricker, bringing you straight talk and smart strategies from visionary … More ☛

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]]> Speakipedia Podcast # 4:Rosemary Ravinal https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-4-rosemary-ravinal/ Thu, 09 May 2024 12:04:25 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=8214 Transcript Dave Bricker (00:07) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speakipedia Media brought to you by Speakipedia .com. I’m your MC, Dave Bricker, bringing you straight talk and smart strategies from … More ☛

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]]> How to Structure a Speech Part 4: Final Details. https://speakipedia.com/how-to-structure-a-speech-part-4/ Fri, 12 Apr 2024 21:29:45 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=8095 In part one, you define the outcome, the transformation. In part two, you mapped out the road to get there. In part three, you crafted opening lines that inspired your audience to pay attention to you and your message. What’s … More ☛

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]]> Famous Speeches: Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” https://speakipedia.com/abraham-lincoln-gettysburg-address/ Mon, 22 Jan 2024 15:15:38 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=6349 Abraham Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg address has been recorded by numerous orators over the years, including Orson Welles, but few of these works suggest that the speakers did anything more than read with conviction. How do you reconstruct a speech that … More ☛

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]]> Speechwriting: Structure vs. Flow https://speakipedia.com/speechwriting-structure-vs-flow/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 17:46:55 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=4827 Just sit down and write! Let the ideas flow! For many of us, they do—and it’s easy to become enamored with that feeling that we are channeling ideas from some sort of mystical “source.” Flow-writing is a marvelous feeling but … More ☛

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]]> Impromptu Speaking https://speakipedia.com/impromptu-speaking/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 17:28:01 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=4793 It’s interesting that speaking “off the cuff” is such a terrifying proposition for so many people. If you and I were having a conversation, neither one of us would have any idea what was going to come out of our … More ☛

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]]> The Three Circles of Storytelling https://speakipedia.com/the-three-circles-of-storytelling/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 22:36:16 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=4352 You may already have explored the golden rule of storytelling: Stories are always about people. The StorySailing® model breaks story structure into four elements. The CAST Call formula helps with creating stories that influence and persuade. The Three Circles of … More ☛

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]]> Speaking and the Hero’s Journey https://speakipedia.com/speaking-and-the-heros-journey/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 16:25:44 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=4093 Joseph Campbell’s “Hero’s Journey” model offers a story structure that’s been used to create many successful narratives. Star Wars is a classic Hero’s Journey. Here’s how it works: Introduce the hero living in their Ordinary World. They hear a call … More ☛

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]]> How to Structure a Speech Part 3: Create the Opening https://speakipedia.com/how-to-structure-a-speech-part-3/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 19:24:18 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=3612 In part 1 we defined the transformation. By knowing how we want our audience to think, feel, or act differently after they’ve seen our presentation, we can tailor our content to helping them achieve those goals. In part 2, we … More ☛

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]]> How to Structure a Speech Part 2: Map Out the Journey https://speakipedia.com/how-to-structure-a-speech-part-2/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 19:19:00 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=3601 Once you have the transformation defined, map out the steps to get there. Let’s say the transformation is that we want our listeners to appreciate the peanut butter and jelly sandwich as a nutritious and healthy meal, and not as … More ☛

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]]> How to Structure a Speech Part 1: Start with the Transformation https://speakipedia.com/how-to-structure-a-speech-part-1/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 19:07:34 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=3594 Lecturers deliver information; speakers deliver transformation. You may talk about finance, artificial intelligence, or real estate—and that information may be valuable—but if you just want to share data, a printed article is faster to consume and your audience can take … More ☛

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]]> Jazz and the Dangerous Magic of Creative Flow https://speakipedia.com/flow/ Tue, 13 Jun 2023 14:01:49 +0000 https://storysailing.com/?p=4495 Perhaps you’ve experienced flow writing. You sit down, watch your fingers tap away at the keyboard, and wonder, Where did that come from? Did I write that? That’s really good!  Sometimes the experience of flow can be as simple and … More ☛

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]]> How Good is AI at Writing Stories? https://speakipedia.com/ai-storytelling/ https://speakipedia.com/ai-storytelling/#comments Tue, 30 May 2023 14:05:00 +0000 https://storysailing.com/?p=4433   AI Storytelling – Is it any good? I entered a simple prompt into ChatGPT. Yes, I could have been more specific about what I wanted—better prompts make for better output from the AI—but my intention was to analyze the … More ☛

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]]> https://speakipedia.com/ai-storytelling/feed/ 2 Storytelling and The Avant Garde https://speakipedia.com/avant-garde/ Mon, 09 Dec 2019 16:00:29 +0000 https://storysailing.com/?p=2073 An accomplished jazz musician, educator, and friend pointed out that too many virtuosic young players blow a lot of noisy notes with fire and conviction, ignore the structure of the music, and brand themselves as “avant garde.” To his ears, … More ☛

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