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Author Glover, Dennis.

Title The art of great speeches : and why we remember them / Dennis Glover
Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 259 pages) : illustrations
Contents To save a republic -- Speech: the essence of democracy -- Forum -- Style -- Emotion -- Character -- Evidence -- Morality -- Gettysburg -- Speechwriter -- Conclusion: the ideal orator
Summary "The Art of Great Speeches uses insights from classical thinkers to reveal how great orators such as Barack Obama, Martin Luther King, the Kennedys, Al Gore and Hitler persuaded their audiences with such conviction. Featuring excerpts from 70 of the world's greatest and most controversial speeches in history and drama, this fascinating book breaks down the key elements of classical and modern oratory to reveal the rhetorical techniques that make them so memorable. It shows how master speechwriters connect with their audiences, seize a moment, project character, use facts convincingly and destroy their opponents' arguments as they try to force the hand of history or create memorable drama."--Publishers description
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Oratory.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Public Speaking.
Discours.
Communication.
Expression orale.
Développement d'aptitudes.
Politiciens.
Oratory
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
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Other Titles Great speeches
Art of great speeches and why we remember them