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Persuasive Speeches & Everything In-Between According to Stephen E. Lucas in his book, “The Art of Public Speaking”, there are three (3) types of persuasive speeches – those that deal with a Question of Fact, a Question of Value or a Question of Policy. Regardless of which side a speaker is on, the subject matter […]

Humans, by nature, are prone to generalising, categorising and compartmentalising. That is why most things that regulate what we see and how we experience them are socially constructed, such as government, race, and money. We create these concepts because such categorisation makes it easier for us to make sense of the world. The Habit of

Introduction In a class setting, teachers typically observe, grade and instruct students in order to collect data. However, surveys are great to have a feel of how students actually think and perceive about themselves and the class.  Last semester, I instructed MIDP’s public speaking students to fill up a simple survey and thereafter, made observations

In India, the begging industry is estimated to be worth $1.5billion. In America, United Way Worldwide is the largest charity by donation with $3.9billion worth of revenues in 2018 alone. In Malaysia, MAPIM’s Sulawesi Humanitarian Mission managed to contribute a total of RM2.3 million for the victims of Indonesia’s earthquake and tsunami.  What makes people

This is the second installment in the “Old is Gold” series where we explore Aristotle’s various methods of persuasion. In this installment, we will discuss “Ethos”, the use of Ethical Appeal to be persuasive. Click here to read the first installment on “Logos”. Ethos According to Aristotle, a speaker is persuasive if the speaker has