How to Win the World Championship of Public Speaking: Secrets of the International Speech Contest by Jeremey Donovan

Author:Jeremey Donovan [Donovan, Jeremey]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2013-09-04T14:00:00+00:00

Tip #25: Intensify your language with vivid images and sensory detail

Using language that is simple does not mean that you need to compromise on its intensity. Diane used simple language to convey powerful emotion in the following line: “Even though she caused me enormous grief and daily strife, may she forever rest in peace and keep the hell out of my life.”

In his outstanding book The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs, Carmine Gallo describes the technology pioneer’s language as simple, concrete, and emotional. The key to building emotional intensity is the use of descriptive adjectives and adverbs. For Steve Jobs, that included words like “amazing,” “incredible,” and “unbelievable.” Diane embraced this concept with her use of superlatives in “enormous grief and daily strife.”

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