Styles of Oratory
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Publication Date:
November 07, 2011
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IESE
The orator should use the plain style to instruct, the grand style to move, the intermediate style to charm. Although the quote from Quintilian above gives us three distinct styles, most commentators have rolled them into two: the forensic and the grand styles. The forensic style gives much of its attention to directness and the particular. Such personalities as Margaret Thatcher, Helmut Schmidt, and Al Gore are modern examples of forensic speakers, while Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama represent the more grand and engaging style with attention given to the global picture. Both styles can be persuasive according to what the circumstances demand. However, although our personalities may direct us towards one style, we, like Cicero, should master both. We shall look briefly at these two approaches to public discourse, firstly as they emerged in ancient Rome.
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