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How to adapt to different speaking situations
How to engage with an audience
How to use body language effectively
Don’t
- Get personal. Attack the issue, not the person.
- Get distracted by new and extraneous themes.
- Water down your strong arguments with weak ones.
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Do
- Stay calm. If you lose your temper – you lose.
- Use facts as evidence for your position.
- Ask questions.
- Use logic to undermine your opponent.
- Appeal to worthy motives
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Sneaky Ways to Consider
- Use punchy one-liners, like: That begs the question. That is beside the point. You’re being defensive. Don’t compare apples and oranges.
- Ridicule and humiliate your opponent. This can be very effective in front of an audience.
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Arguments between two people
They are very different from a debate in front of an audience.
- You are trying to win over the other person, so look for ways of building consensus and do not be belligerent in making your points.
- In front of an audience, you can use all sorts of theatrical and rhe...
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