Pick a simple protest message to stir maximum support
Black Lives Matter activists at London City airport demonstrate how not to make a point
Social media and the persuader’s challenge
Rhetorical reasons why it is such a tough task changing peoples’ minds via Twitter or Facebook
Olympians give star performance in off-the-cuff speeches
The spontaneity and raw emotion that make athletes’ comments gripping are the ideals of speechwriting
Hillary Clinton’s convention speech dissected
Political experience mixed with human detail in a speech intended to ignite her campaign
Donald Trump’s Convention speech dissected
Republican nominee switched to an elaborately figural style that we would expect from Obama
Donald Trump’s Convention speech dissected
Republican nominee switched to an elaborately figural style that we would expect from Obama
NBA stars’ powerful call for an end to racial violence
Stylistic echoes convey US basketball players’ unity at the level of language
Secrets of speechwriting from the House of Cards creator
Michael Dobbs, writer of the political novels, gives his insight on what makes a successful oration
Benjamin Netanyahu’s masterclass in responding to tragedy
Israeli prime minister’s response to the Orlando shootings was carefully structured
Brexit or Bremain? The ancient tactics in the referendum debate
Both In and Out camps are using Aristotle’s rhetorical tools — I think I can guess his choice
Verbs and why the marketing gerund is so effective
How action words give slogans and advertising an electric jolt of energy
Eloquent tricks to give speeches clarity
Don’t burden your listeners with overweight sentences, says a new book on eloquence
The Tribute to the Queen is a stirring reminder of shared values
Cameron’s praise for the monarch was the equivalent of an encomium to a retiring chairman
How not to deal with a PR crisis like Mossack Fonseca
Panama Papers law firm shows what not to do when your company is thrust into the spotlight
The attraction of opposites for structuring an argument
Antithesis seduces an audience with the simplicity of alternatives
World Speech Day: The spoken word brings clarity of thought
Celebration of the unexpected voices who challenge rhetorical greats
Tips on writing speeches in a concise anthology
Advice includes keeping it brief and staying optimistic
How Hillary Clinton crafted a kind of victory out of defeat
After losing New Hampshire primary, she had to rally campaigners
Google tax and the trouble with millions and billions
Human beings are notoriously bad at making sense of big numbers
Nikki Haley: solid speech but leaden manner needs a media coach
State of the Union reply was a strong pitch for audience in spite of Stepford Wife delivery
Tips on timing PR releases to get noticed (or escape notice)
The ancient Greeks called it ‘kairos’ and it still pays to use the calendar as a communication tool
Santa Claus reveals himself as a master of the CIA playbook
From the opening of ‘you better watch out’, the Christmas song is a study in the rhetoric of threat
Hilary Benn’s speech was great only for its air of reasonableness
The shadow foreign secretary did not quite give the historic oration that some proclaimed
Churchillian flourishes that can structure a speech today
Rhetorical devices with names such as chiasmus, tricolon and anaphora can work in everyday settings
How to flirt with the florid in wordier foreign cultures
Less is not always more when making speeches abroad — but avoid parodying your audience
