Effective Speech Tactics

allusions

references to familiar things

repetition

repeated use of words or phrases

quotation

use of another’s exact words

Alliteration

repeated use of consonant sounds

parallelism

repeated use of similar words, phrases, or constructions

rhyme

use of words with the same sound(s)

imagery & description vivid depiction of people, places, and/or actions

comparisons (including similes)

use of very similar or different things (to show contrast)

metaphors

direct comparisons based on common quality

facts & statistics pieces of information from objective study

rhetorical questions questions to think about, not respond to

pre-emptive strikes answers to objections before they arise

true stories

accounts of things that happened in others’ lives

personal experiences accounts of things that happened in own life

hypothetical situations accounts of things that might happen –“What if . . .” stories

possible solutions suggestions on how a problem might be solved or avoided

visual aids

pictures or objects