Have I ever been
influenced by a speaker? You must be kidding… I think there is no one in this
world who would intentionally said “NO”. All of us have been influenced by a
speaker. When we say “been influenced” by a speaker we mean that we have decided
to do or not to do a thing. It really doesn’t matter, if by a speaker we really
mean a person who would step out and give prepared, good organized and accurately
delivered speech. It could have been just a small talk with our friend, or
caution from a highway patrol, who warned us about speeding, or even kind
advice of a waiter, who would recommend us some delicious dish for dinner in a
restaurant. We are being influenced by people’s talks every day, so no one can
say “NO”.
Being a Christian makes
some influence on you. Every Sunday I and my family go to church. It’s been
since I was 6 years old. So for last 23 years I’ve heard over 2500 sermons,
that fairly can be count as a speech as long as they are held in a public
places for an audience, which is gathering of 2 or more people. There were a
lot of outstanding sermons and prominent preachers, but even though I can’t
just pick one preacher who would influence me the most. All of those speakers
had something in common, something that marked out their words and made
memorable for me. There were few things. First, they talked about me. Every
prominent sermon I remember was about me, it had somehow to do with happy or
grey days of my life, my successes or defeats. Second, they didn’t just talk
about me; they were ready to talk to me. In other words, they were prepared to
speak, their speeches was well organized, had clearly stated main ideas that
were easy to follow. Good speech like a well design building, because it has
some order or structure that makes it better than others. After a good speech
you just get that kind of feeling. IT WAS REALLY GOOD!
Have I ever heard bad
speakers? Sure thing… Why they were bad? I don’t remember, that’s probably the
reason, why now I can be so kind to say “ those were not so good...”
Same here, I heard so many speeches by preachers. They really do make a direct contact with their audience. They try to address the current issues, battles and other things that we normally experience in our lives. Most of them have credibility, by that I mean our pastor filters all the preachers that come thru. Most of the preachers have attractiveness as well, like familiarity, similarity and liking. I also think most preachers use the Toulmin Model when they discuss about the bible and God. Most preachers are well experienced in public speaking and are able to observe their recipients reactions. If they see their message is not reaching a vast majority of listeners, they make a note to change something about how they present their sermon.
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