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Die Kunst der Rede: Was wir von der antiken Rhetorik lernen können

An essay from a Viennese weekly: why the advice of Aristotle and Cicero still works in meetings and job interviews. Notice how the text holds together: dies, hierbei, Ersteres, Letzteres, demgegenüber.

Tap any word. Dotted = in the glossary.0/6 questions

How old is the idea that convincing people requires speaking skills?

What is ethos?

How does the project manager in the example reach her audience emotionally?

Which step is perhaps the most underestimated?

How does the method of loci work?

How should slides be understood, according to the essay?