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And What About Gov. Schweitzer

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:38:44 +0000

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

Michelle Obama’s Speech Was Fabulous!

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:44:47 +0000

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

And John McCain is Not

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:34:15 +0000

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