What a difference that word makes

Short words are best and the old words when short are best of all. ~Winston Churchill Well I suppose Winnie should know, he wrote enough of them – words that is; and I’ve been writing a few over the weekend and have been struggling with some dialogue which isn’t...

How May I Persuade You?

Interesting Point – how do we persuade others to our point of view?When we need to persuade someone it indicates that they may be unwilling to believe us. There is a great deal of difference between ‘informing’ your audience on the history of climate...

Overblown Rhetoric … ?

In my previous blog I had outlined the strength of both Churchill and Lincoln’s speeches.  They did not depend on ‘overblown rhetoric’ were my actual words, and I have been severely taken to task for them too! I have been accused of being ignorant of...

Wow! That was Good

I have just returned from listening to some remarkable speeches; and there was one speaker who left me with that feeling – “Wow! That was Good.” I am sure that all of you have been impressed by presentations you have heard at sometime or other, but have you...

Vocal + Visual – Verbal = Vacancy

It’s the *shudder* old myth again!!  Pundits propounding in print about the unimportance of the ‘words’ we use to convey our message. And yet, here we are – together; me at my place and you at yours and all the gestures and body language in the world is...

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