“Write one speech\u00a0utilizing a logical appeal, and one speech\u00a0utilizing\u00a0an emotional appeal.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I, too, can This is why you should avoid university public speaking classes–they don’t know what they’re talking about! I hate to include everybody in such a universal statement, but the more academic the approach, the less “practical” the effect.<\/p>\n From the academic perspective, presentation skills\u00a0are\u00a0all about the “appeal” of the speaker. Keep in mind that in academic language “appeal” doesn’t necessarily mean the listener likes it.<\/p>\n Our education system has trained so many people to define<\/em> “pathos” instead of feel<\/em> “pathos,” that when I walk into a Fortune 500 boardroom to coach an executive, “emotion” is usually the last thing they think they need.<\/p>\n Emotion has no place in business.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n So they say. And they wonder why they’re so If you actually look at the science, emotion is not optional. It’s Why would I\u00a0want people to actually remember what I\u00a0say?<\/p>\n If you really believe “emotion has no place in business,” then fine. Just don’t expect people\u00a0to remember what you say.<\/p>\n If my public speaking instructor stopped for 2 seconds to step outside of her textbook and into the real world, she wouldn’t have asked for an “appeal.” She could have given an assignment that made sense:<\/p>\n Give a\u00a0speech that makes the audience feel <\/strong><\/span>emotion.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n On your mark, get set, feel sad! It would have been nice if the teacher actually told us HOW to make someone feel emotion.\u00a0Teaching me what “pathos” means won’t help my audience feel anything.<\/p>\n![\"dictionary\"](\"http:\/\/michaelspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/dictionary.jpg\")
<\/a>Don’t you just “love” the way university professors “utilize” just the right words to turn an ordinary English sentence into an erudite concoction of ostentatious constipation?<\/p>\n“play that game”<\/del>\u00a0“obfuscate the proclivity for\u00a0incognizance”–but I fail to see the “appeal.”<\/p>\nWhat’s wrong with business presentation skills?<\/h3>\n
<\/a>In real life, success depends on real results. That means the listener does have to like it.<\/p>\nboring<\/del>\u00a0pedestrian!<\/p>\nessential<\/del>\u00a0not superfluous–at least if you want faster decisions, more accurate decisions, and more attention–not to mention more motivated, longer lasting, more detailed, and more accurate recall.<\/p>\nSide note<\/del>\u00a0Modicum of elucidation: If you are a hifalutin public speaking professor, I should clarify that this post\u00a0is not to be taken completely literally<\/del>\u00a0without prevarication. It comes with a healthy dose of “emotional appeal”<\/del>\u00a0wanton facetiousness.<\/p>\nIt’s about results<\/h3>\n
\n3, 2, 1, feel happy!
\nIt’s easier said than done.<\/p>\nEmotions the Easy Way<\/h3>\n