TED - Speak Like a Leader

Who is Simon Lancaster?

• A famous leader

• A congressman

• A speech writer

Simon views the ancient art of rhetoric as

• the secret language of leadership

• an efective tool in the workplace

• ridiculous and ambiguous

These statements are correct regarding Three Breathless Sentences except..

• The audience’s emotions and attention depend on the way you are speaking

• You cant breathe while delivering these three sentences

• This technique will make your topic sound more compelling and convincing

• This technique requires physical strength

Why is three repetitive sentences a good technique?

• It communicates emotion, and usually passion

• It communicates courage

• It communicates readiness

Why are people attracted into listening to balancing statements?

• People will be more likely to believe the effort is balanced

• People will be more likely to believe the thinking is balanced

• People will be more likely to believe the situation is balanced

Which is not true about metaphor?

• a word or phrase is applied to an object or action that is not applicable

• refers to lies that nobody challenge

• Metaphor is bad for political communication

Exaggeration

• is a bad way of demonstrating an emotion for a certain topic

• is a great way of demonstrating an emotion for a certain topic

• hinders you from establishing a connection with your audience

Which statement is incorrect about rhyme?

• People believe something is true if it rhymes

• Makes things easier to understand

• It can't be used to hide fallacies