Dec 28, 2021

PATHOS is the third episode in this Real Talking Tips - POWER OF PERSUASION - series. Pathos is the emotional addition to the authoritative ETHOS and logical LOGOS discussed in Real Talking Tips episodes 42-43.

At the core of Pathos is an emotional appeal to evoke a feeling from the audience. Pathos also lends an...

Dec 21, 2021

LOGOS is the second rhetorical appeal in this 4-part Real Talking Tips POWER OF PERSUASION series.  Real Talking Tips episode 42 kicked off the mini-series with ETHOS, a speaker’s authority, background, and ‘street cred’. 

LOGOS is the very heart and soul of the writer’s and speaker’s message.  Logos provides...

Dec 13, 2021

Real Talking Tips 42 begins a new 4-part series on the POWER OF PERSUASION.

Hi, I'm Elaine A. Clark - actor, author, app creator, podcaster, speech communication coach, and entrepreneur.

Listing my background establishes my authority and ethos, which is the focus of this episode. Ethos is one of three...

Dec 8, 2021

If you have a monotone voice, get frustrated when people lose focus or tune out when you talk, or are annoyed when people ask you to repeat yourself, this Real Talking Tips ‘Shifting Voice Locations’ episode is for you. Varying pitch placement helps separate concepts, ideas, information, and list items so...

Nov 30, 2021

In this 3rd of 4 Voice Placement episodes, we're going to drop the speaking voice down from the middle 'mask voice' and higher 'head voice' to the deeper 'chest voice'. Confidence and authority are usually associated with lower voices. That’s why a lot of speakers prefer speaking from the chest voice area.

The...