What is Rhetoric? 

Good summary of tips for public speaking!

I’m glad it was helpful. This video is meant to be that exact type of introduction.

Oh, good. Thank you for the complement, JJay. I'm glad you liked the video.

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Wow! That's super nice of you to say, Zacharie. I really appreciate your encouragement. I'm glad the videos are helpful and enjoyable.

Thank you, Noor. Good to hear from you.

Great ,I get it .your explanation is really great

Glad it was helpful.

Thank you kindly!

Great. I hope it provided some context.

Hi, Rick. Nice to meet you and thank you for the kind words. I edit on Final Cut Pro X. Graphic titles, like the check box, are part of a title pack download that I bought a while back on Videohive. I believe it was this pack: videohive.net/item/60-titles-pack/14050399?s_rank=30

@@alexanderlyon Thanks for sharing. I subscribed to the channel and will be linking some of your videos in my courses.

Thanks, Bravo Co. If we could talk a little shop for a moment, I work really hard on getting good audio. It's one of those things that when it's bad, it ruins the experience. Thank you for noticing.

It depends on what the billboard says but we'd probably just call that marketing.

To show off my muscles??? Ha. Thanks.

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Yes, I touch on ethics in lots of videos and in my online classes. It's an important value to me personally and an important topic for communication and leadership. I'm glad to meet somebody who also cares about this!

IT IS MISSING in media - esp MSM on TV - b/c it is not their interest or job (unfortunately) to educate us and to be honest. They are there to lie, sell ads, propagate, and regurgitate the same old worn out talking points. This is by design intentionally b/c of how the globalists run the networks and run the show in all areas of our establishment. Most ppl are still naive about that although we are still waking up right now - esp post covid. They are paid instead to dumb us down and entertain us w/ tons of distractions. "Bread & circuses" as they say. My friend is teaching this in her new English class as she is becoming a home-schooler w/ an emphasis on language. She runs her own magazine and is a wonderful writer/ editor and journalist. She will be teaching ppl about how to properly research - where to look for sources, how to be more resourceful, how to use hunches and theories and how to prove them to be true. She will also be teaching ppl about dialectics/ how to become a balanced thinker/ 'centrist', how to be curious and use Aristotle line of questioning in journalism/ interviews, etc. She knows a lot about the false dichotomy, duality in language and in logic, etc....She is a high-level rhetorician.

Hi, Alex. It's a term that many fields use, I'll grant you that. My background and the focus of the channel is on communication skills, public speaking, and leadership skills. We're grounded in the oral communication focus of the people mentioned in the video.

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Hi, TJ. I don't offer any coaching anymore. Sorry about that. I just can't fit it in with teaching college, doing this channel, making online classes, etc. Sorry about that. I could refer you to people I know but it's extremely expensive. Feel free to connect on Linkedin with me.

@@alexanderlyon Thank you. I may do that.

As a field of study, the area of Rhetoric is the origin and foundation of communication (as an academic area). Most sub-areas that came after it were strongly influenced by rhetorical concepts, theories, etc.

There are lots of books to learn about rhetoric but fewer books that teach you how to apply the techniques in a speech. I'd recommend Aristotle's book titled, Rhetoric. Sometimes, the titled it "On Rhetoric" but it's available on Amazon. It has a mixture of theory and practical advice. It's a classic!

The free class is ALWAYS free (and still optional). And there is usually _more than one free class_ on my site. I give away 99% of the content I make.

@@alexanderlyon I love your content. Been here continuing to listen, trying to solve a way of navigating a relationship with a manager who just always makes my blood boil. I just may sign up for your class afterall!

Unfortunately, that's how people use the word in everyday conversation. But it is a legitimate field of study that today spans both English and Communication. As mentioned, some of the most well-known Greek philosophers and sophists discussed it and wrote about it.

@@alexanderlyon the play on words and Double speak to hide intent. What's the definition of sophists ?

It sounds to me like you are thinking of the word the way it's talked about in the news rather than how Rhetoric is actually studied and taught. For example, have you studied the Sophists for yourself? I have. I recommend you read Cicero's book, _On the Ideal Orator_ ? Have you read Aristotle's _The Rhetoric_ ? I have. I recommend it. You won't find any advice about how to use double-speak. In fact, ethics is always a main theme in the field. Quintilian, a neo-sophist, said that the ideal orator was "the good man speaking well," with an emphasis on the speaker's character. More recently (1970s), Tom Nilseon emphasized the ethical responsibilities of speakers with the concept of significant choice that says "choice making that is voluntary, free from physical or mental coercion . . . based on all the information available when the decision must be made." As mentioned, Rhetoric is a serious area of study. People in the news use the word differently. Without the field of Rhetoric (going back thousands of years), we wouldn't have modern-day democracies or concepts like the freedom of speech. Great speeches and debates throughout history have shaped the world. In fact, the study of Rhetoric equips us to be more critical consumers of manipulative messages by identifying things like logical fallacies and other misuses of evidence. There are lots of slimy communicators out there. We likely agree on that. The field of rhetoric is wholeheartedly against double-speak and manipulation. The field of Rhetoric is no more responsible for those people's bad decisions than is the study of Composition (the written word) for the manipulative decisions we see in print marketing and advertisement. Some kids use magnifying glasses to study nature up close and other kids, sadly, use them to burn ants. It's not the magnifying glass that's the problem. It's about the character of the person that motivates their decisions.

@@alexanderlyon semantic jargon (yes i did read all of your response please reciprocate). Oxford states basically that sophist/sophistry premise is deceitful, or"influenced", or often morally skeptical in intent. Also states rhetoric as deceitful or play on words. Double speak is also play on words hidden meaning to hide truth often used by lawyers, contracts, media to manipulate. Any manor of speaking that has any hidden agenda regardless has a manipulative, negative ethical narratives. It's the why that's important no one asks why anymore. Been looking at the problem with recent war on clear truthful factual communication and the war on the 1st amendment. Hence how i came across your vid.

@@alexanderlyon but you said it yourself that its theme is often ethics. Basically like i said it's the art of bullshitte and can't bullshitt a bullshetter. Btw its not an ad hominem you cool.

How does he look evil 😃👌😭👍