{"id":22029,"date":"2022-04-15T10:45:43","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T08:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=22029"},"modified":"2022-04-27T05:30:45","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T03:30:45","slug":"rhetoric-how-persuasive-are-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2022\/04\/rhetoric-how-persuasive-are-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhetoric: How Persuasive Are You?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Giving persuasive speeches is a skill. One has to be able to deliver their messages clearly and effectively to convince people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the past, these were done face-to-face in front of a huge audience. Nowadays, people can do it with just a simple tap on their gadgets. Either can be effective in inspiring and influencing people into certain decisions or actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to the audio and read the transcript to know more about what rhetoric is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/learningenglish\/english\/features\/6-minute-english_2022\/ep-220414<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. What are some instances that you have used rhetoric?<\/li>
  2. What are some good qualities of rhetoric?<\/li>
  3. Where can rhetoric be effective or useful?<\/li>
  4. Who are some famous people who are good at rhetoric?<\/li>
  5. What skills should you possess to deliver good rhetoric?<\/li>
  6. Are there other ways to persuade people? What are they?<\/li>
  7. Is social media affecting the way leaders and other people connect with the public or general audience?<\/li>
  8. How has rhetoric shaped our history in both good and bad ways?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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