You Talkin' To Me?: Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama Sam Leith
Publisher: Profile Books

Rhetoric From Aristotle to Obama by Sam Leith. 5 The last book I was given: Mordets Praktik by Kerstin Ekman. He traces the art of persuasion from its ancient origins to the modern world. And on to Maxine's extra questions. Until I read a book just recently I didn't quite understand how important the mastery of this could be for leaders and managers too (and I don't mean the mastery of empty rhetoric!). A conference speech seeks to turn, and a great conference speech succeeds in turning, “me and you” into “we.” Hence the workmanlike To adapt Barack Obama's ploce that one should “disagree without being disagreeable,” then, the effective conference speaker will use repetition without being repetitious. 4 The last book I bought: You Talkin' To Me?: Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama by Sam Leith. Leith's book is, in fact, a magnificently entertaining romp through the intricacies of classic rhetorical technique from Aristotle to Obama. Aristotle said there were three appeals that rhetoric could make: ethos, pathos and logos. You Talkin' To Me?: Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama book download Download You Talkin' To Me?: Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama You Talkin' to Me? Here are some notes on what to look for.