by Prasanta | Oct 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
So far, we have considered the canons of Invention, Arrangement, Style, and Memory, and today we reach the final canon in this mini-series: Delivery. (The series began here.) Delivery is how you choose to communicate your message. It includes the following elements:...
by Prasanta | Oct 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
So far, we have considered the first three canons of Rhetoric: Invention, Arrangement, and Style. Today, we will examine the fourth canon: Memory. Memory simply refers to memorizing one’s speech. By memorizing, you free yourself up to employ other parts of delivery...
by Prasanta | Oct 11, 2016 | Poetry, Uncategorized
AUTUMN The leaves are falling, falling as from far, as though above were withering farthest gardens; they fall with a denying attitude. And night by night, down into solitude, the heavy earth falls far from every star. We are all falling. This hand’s falling too...
by Prasanta | Oct 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
We have just discussed the canons of invention and arrangement in the previous two blog posts, and today, we move on to the next canon: Style. Style refers to how you will get your message across. Two pupils of Aristotle developed the five virtues of style below;...
by Prasanta | Oct 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, I introduced the Five Canons of Rhetoric. Today, we will take a closer look at the first of these canons, called “Invention”. The Invention phase is the brainstorming phase. This is the stage when you will brainstorm ideas of what you wish to...
by Prasanta | Oct 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
Organized by Cicero, the Five Canons of Rhetoric are a system of creating powerful speeches and writing. 150 years after Cicero, Quintilian explored the Five Canons in greater depth. A couple of thousand years later, here we are still examining these words, albeit in...
by Prasanta | Oct 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
Today we will briefly examine the third of Aristotle’s “artistic proofs”: logos. Logos is an appeal to logic, or the ability to connect with the audience or reader with reason or logic. The Greek root “logo” or “log” means “word”, and the word “logical” is...
by Prasanta | Oct 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
Would you like to communicate more effectively with your audience? Starting today, for the month of October, I’ll be sharing one tip per day, to help you communicate your ideas more effectively with your audience, through speech or writing. To start off this series,...
by Prasanta | Sep 21, 2016 | Poetry, Uncategorized
Finally A road gravel Gray, brown, quiet Leading back to home Dust stirred up by walking I waited for words to be spoken Maybe the leaves would whisper Or I’d hear through the crunch of gravel I thought, at times, it echoed in the trees, When I...
by Prasanta | Aug 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
On the river, anything can happen. A beautiful, picturesque day can quickly turn cloudy. A mistake in boating can result in misery. The river changes; one day, the levels are low, the next day, after a heavy rain, the levels can be high. It is never the same. The...
