World Champion Evaluator » metaphor http://worldchampionevaluator.com evaluating like a champion Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:52:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Metaphor http://worldchampionevaluator.com/public-speaking/metaphor/ http://worldchampionevaluator.com/public-speaking/metaphor/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:22:28 +0000 john http://worldchampionevaluator.com/?p=662 Just read an excellent article by Lisa Braithwaite on metaphor.  In the article about the use of metaphor in the Tour de France commentary, Lisa talks about Phil & Paul’s excellent use of color to make a potentially dull 3+ hours, exciting.  The commentary is there to add a story to a sporting event.  The story makes the event come alive rather than just be a copy of what you can already see.

When you think of it compared to a PowerPoint presentation, Paul and Phil and not merely reading their slides, they are capturing the essence and making it come alive.

Evaluate your speeches and presentations.  Have you made the topic as interesting as you could?

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