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Dirty Rhetoric Podcast #2 – Fun Phrase

The art of tweeting like Bernie Sanders

As you begin to play with rhetoric, you’ll notice is that it’s not just for speaking, but for writing as well. Rhetoric helps you sharpen your message. Especially in today’s world of social media when you need quick, attention-grabbing headlines.

Today’s podcast puts Bernie Sanders in the hot seat with his use of Fun Phrase used in his recent tweets. “If a…

Dirty Rhetoric Podcast #3 – Last Word, First Word

Yoda’s rhetorical techniques

What better way to celebrate the new release of Star Wars, than to make it the focus of this week’s podcast! More specifically, the fabulous character, Yoda. Almost everything Yoda says is an example of rhetoric. We know you’ll be too enthralled during the movie to break out your Dirty Rhetoric cards, so we did some of the work for you. In this podcast, we show you…

The Dirty Rhetoric Guide to Horrifying Writing

Bram Stoker conceiving of Dracula. Mary Shelley constructing Frankenstein. Edgar Allan Poe contemplating his carrion raven. Nevermore! Nevermore!

Halloween wouldn’t be the same without such authors and their creations wouldn’t be the same without the power of words – the power of rhetoric. Long before the silver screen gave us the shiver scream, these undead characters existed solely in the…

Dirty Rhetoric Podcast #1 – Analogy

How Carly Fiorina’s Use of Analogy Left Opponents Smelling Fishy

When you want to create both a vivid description and a solid base for a persuasive argument, it’s hard to beat a good analogy.

Here in our first Dirty Rhetoric podcast, we’re taking a closer look at exactly how Carly Fiorina used precisely this skill to make sure the audience understood that when it comes to debate, she’s more of a…

It’s time for Dirty Rhetoric

A hundred-thousand voices screaming into an electronic echo-chamber. Welcome to modern communications. Your idea must be heard, but how?

We’re not the first to face this test. Our communications ancestors competed in the (literally) screaming markets of the ancient world. They developed a fix for the problem. A simple and elegant and beautiful fix. Whether you are writing or persuading or…

Mastering the Art of Expression: Breaking Bad Presentation Habits

by Rick Enrico of SlideGenius.com for MakeaPowerfulPoint.com .

Polished your presentation deck and script to a shine?

Refining your body language can make a great difference, too.

A study conducted by the University of Pennsylvania states that 70% of non-verbal communication is based on body language, 23% is tone of voice, and 7% comprises spoken words.

Your audience doesn’t only focus on what…

Create Great Content for a time starved world

In the last two years 90% of the world’s data was born.¹ Information overload has morphed into infobesity and information pollution. Dealing with this glut has become so stressful, that unplugging is the new vogue for vacations. We are all time starved. And yet, we still produce more content. Chatting, Instagramming, preparing a presentation, Liking and IM’ing. We all add to the noise. Humans…

5 Great Excel Chart Tutorials

For data presentation, it’s the best of times and the worst of times. The best of times because you have more information, more insight, more data to present. The worst of times because sometimes those standard bar and line charts just don’t cut it. Don’t despair though, there are smart Excel wizards out there who have made simple tutorials for you. Here are five chart types with the tutorials to…