Speaking Emphatically in Public Speeches

Video Transcript

"Hey, we're talking about words and public speaking and I want to talk to you for just a minute about speaking emphatically. Now this is very important, all right. Speaking emphatically has to do with placement and sequencing. It can be related to sentence structure. It can be related to paragraphs. It can be related to the overall structure of your entire speech. But starting back with words: placement and sequencing of the most important words. It's very important that what is most important goes last. Why? Because the last thing you say, the last words you deliver will be what we remember the most. Now the second most important thing is what we're going to say first. Because the things that people remember the most is what comes first and what comes last. So think about that. Think about that with your word choices, with your sentence structure, and with your paragraph placement. Speaking emphatically; just do it."