Magazine Archive - July 2019
July 29, 2019
Rhetorical Device of the Month: Adynaton
Rhetorical Devices , Instruction , Public Speaking , Resources
What happens when you super-size your hyperbole? You might get a more memorable expression for your next presentation. A look at flying pigs, whistling crawfish and adynaton...
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July 25, 2019
Michelle Obama: When They Go Low
On This Day , Great Speeches , Public Speaking , Instruction
It's been three years since Michelle Obama spoke at the Democratic National Convention and gave us the line we still quote today. Here's what you can learn from her approach to public speaking...
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July 23, 2019
Public Speaking Sins: Grandiose Allusions
Cardinal Sins , Public Speaking , Presentation Tips , The Buckley Experience , Strictly Speaking
"Count on this: almost nobody who quotes Plato has read Plato," writes Reid Buckley in his advice to speakers. Before you start strutting that stuff in your next speech, consider the consequences...
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July 5, 2019
Vulnerable, Courageous: Speaking to Defy the Odds
Alumni , Public Speaking , Presentation Tips
Public speaking skills help prison inmates restore self-esteem and succeed on the outside. No one knows that better than Quan Huynh. Here's how he's using his voice to help other incarcerated men and women defy the odds...
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July 4, 2019
Douglass: 'What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?'
Significant Speeches , Great Speeches , On This Day , Resources , Public Speaking
On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass believed his well-timed remarks would get noticed. It's become one of the most important speeches in American history.
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July 1, 2019
Poem to Read Aloud: I Hear America Singing
Poems to Read Aloud , Public Speaking , The Buckley Experience , Resources
When you tire of hearing America shoot off its July 4th fireworks, improve your public speaking (and soothe your jangled nerves) with these lines from one of America's most influential poets.
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