Writing and Presenting a Speech
Useful tricks for when writing and presenting a speech.
Who, Whom and The Pronoun One
It is common that whom is misused and even more commonly unused, similarly as the pronoun “one” is.
Five Tips to Sounding More Intelligent in Speech and in Writing
Tips on the practice of speech as well as writing and the benefits of good linguistics.
Author Credentials: four years of High School debate, First place awards from school magazines (Helicon, Torch) and journals (Euphonium) for outstanding essays.
The Figures of Speech
Now you should know that a single thought can be expressed in more than one way; “The snow on the hill is white” states a simple fact that we can all understand. This is call “literal language”, but if you say “The snow on the hill is as soft as a winter”s blanket’ you are using figurative language. "I’ll give you a piece of my mind" means the speaker will state a frank opinion; "Break a leg" is a saying from the theater meaning "Good luck.". Now the skillful use of figures of speech makes our language more interesting and lively.
Writing Without Boundries
A short article about free form writing, and its uses.
10 Literary Terms and Devices
Literary terms, and parts of speech that you may not have known about.
Online Comment Abuse: A Punishable Offense
Abuse and humiliating comments have been expanded by means of the expansion of the Internet, in which they’re electronically empowered to torture or even mistreat others. Using the advantage of modern technology, the pranksters disseminate the menacing and offensive comments anonymously and rapidly until the affected writer becomes a victim in a short time. These comments though not hurt the affected writer physically they can have a destructive and negative emotional effect on those who have received.
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