Shakespeare's Speech By Caspias On Brutus

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When persuading someone it is necessary to step into their shoes. When speaking to a person it is important to watch their body language. Feet in particular are often overlooked and often point in the direction a person wishes to go. When a person does not wish to speak to the speaker, the feet point either to the left or to the right signifying that they think this is the quickest exit. As a person become more and more comfortable with the speaker the feet become more relaxed. As seen in the famous Shakespeare speech by Caspias on Brutus, there is often a process of getting the shoes of another person to go in the direction the persuader wants to go. The persuader starts off with saying something they think will be common ground. In the Shakespeare

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