Public Speaking 911 Blog

Just a word about Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer, who also delivered a speech last night. I’m sure we’ll be hearing about this guy in years to come. What a great speech he belted out, particularly when he got the convention to “stand up.” Involving your audience is Read more

Hope you all caught Michelle Obama’s speech tonight at the Democratic National Convention.  It was not only inspiring, but was a good example of an effective use of storytelling in a speech.  She weaved different anecdotes from her upbringing, as well as her life with Barack Obama.  I Read more

Just noticed the use of the epistrophe in Nancy Pelosi’s speech to the National Democratic Convention.  An epistrophe is the opposite of the anaphora, which I wrote about earlier.  An anaphora “is repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses, Read more

No matter what your political leanings are, if you’re interested in learning some great public speaking techniques, you should tune into the Democratic Convention next week (starting Monday, August 25). 

You’ll hear such speakers as Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton Read more