http://blogs.geniocity.com/friedman/2008/11/rhetoric-hot-air-and-powerful-speech/ The ways law rules creativity and creativity informs the practice of law Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:03:51 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blogs.geniocity.com/friedman/2008/11/rhetoric-hot-air-and-powerful-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-236 Rhetoric, hot air, and powerful speech Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:21:39 +0000 http://blogs.geniocity.com/friedman/?p=1004#comment-236 [...] Rhetoric, hot air, and powerful speech Charlotte Higgins in the Guardian writes about Barak Obama’s power as a speaker and its connections to ancient oratory, Obama’s training as a lawyer, and the connections between writing and speaking: There have been many controversial aspects to this presidential election, but one thing is uncontroversial: that Obama’s skill as an orator has been one of the most important factors - perhaps the most important factor - in his victory. The sheer numbers of people who have heard him speak live set [...] [...] Rhetoric, hot air, and powerful speech Charlotte Higgins in the Guardian writes about Barak Obama’s power as a speaker and its connections to ancient oratory, Obama’s training as a lawyer, and the connections between writing and speaking: There have been many controversial aspects to this presidential election, but one thing is uncontroversial: that Obama’s skill as an orator has been one of the most important factors – perhaps the most important factor – in his victory. The sheer numbers of people who have heard him speak live set [...]

]]> http://blogs.geniocity.com/friedman/2008/11/rhetoric-hot-air-and-powerful-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-235 Clinton On Best Political Blogs » Blog Archive » Rhetoric, hot air, and powerful speech Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:21:04 +0000 http://blogs.geniocity.com/friedman/?p=1004#comment-235 [...] Rhetoric, hot air, and powerful speech Charlotte Higgins in the Guardian writes about Barak Obama’s power as a speaker and its connections to ancient oratory, Obama’s training as a lawyer, and the connections between writing and speaking: There have been many controversial aspects to this presidential election, but one thing is uncontroversial: that Obama’s skill as an orator has been one of the most important factors - perhaps the most important factor - in his victory. The sheer numbers of people who have heard him speak live set [...] [...] Rhetoric, hot air, and powerful speech Charlotte Higgins in the Guardian writes about Barak Obama’s power as a speaker and its connections to ancient oratory, Obama’s training as a lawyer, and the connections between writing and speaking: There have been many controversial aspects to this presidential election, but one thing is uncontroversial: that Obama’s skill as an orator has been one of the most important factors – perhaps the most important factor – in his victory. The sheer numbers of people who have heard him speak live set [...]

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