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17 Cards in this Set
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1. Why was the speaker Maurice Goldblatt described as "a hurricane of a man?"
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He was surprising and exciting
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2. What were additional factors that allowed Maurice Goldblatt to win over his audience?
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personality, enthusiasm, sincerity, and earnestness
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3. How do you win confidence?
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deserve it
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4. What does Peirpont Morgan say is the best way to obtain credit?
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character
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5. Who must we convince first before we can convince others?
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convice ourselves
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6. How does a speaker get "yes responses?"
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find a common ground of agreement
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7. How did Abraham Lincoln open and win an argument?
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found a common ground of agreement
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8. When Harold Macmillan addressed both houses of the Parliament of the Union of South Africa, how did he begin his talk? How does that relate to Lincoln's advice?
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He began by stressing the great economic progress made by South Africa.
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9. What will contagious enthusiasm do?
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Its sets aside all negative and opposing ideas.
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10. If you want to impress an audience, be impressed yourself. What does this mean?
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your spirit shining through your eyes, radiating through your voice, and proclaiming itself through your manner
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11. What does Henry Ward Beecher say you should do when the congregation falls asleep?
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get a cane and poke the preacher
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12. Why did the Zulu Prince win the Curtis medal at Columbia University?
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his talk had the true fire of sincerity
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13. Who should you show respect and attention for?
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for your audience
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14. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale says if you wound a person's inner sense of worth, what have you done?
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lost that person forever
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15. How did William Paley start off in proving his conviction of a God when an atheist challenged him?
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He compared the stars to a watch.
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16. How did Saint Paul liken the things people did not believe to something they already accepted?
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He propounded his doctorine of salvation and resurrection, quoted a few words from one of their own greek poets.
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17. What great wisdom is found in Woodrow Wilson's words at the end of the chapter?
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most arguments are based mostly on miscommunication and often times you can find common ground
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