Chapter 75 stop abruptly at the climax

At the end of a speech, it is a favored method to lead it to a climax.However, the application of this method has its own difficulties, and it is not suitable for all speakers or all speech topics.However, if this method is used properly, it will push your speech to a higher level. We presented an award-winning speech whose concluding section is an excellent example of using the climax-oriented approach. Lincoln once gave a speech about Niagara Falls that also ended with a climax.In his speech, he compared the historical period of Niagara Falls with the historical period of Columbus, Christ Jesus, Moses and Adam.In this regard, we should pay particular attention to:

Niagara Falls awakened a long sleepy history.When Columbus first set foot on this American continent, when the Lord Jesus was ravaged on the cross, when Moses led the Jewish people across the Red Sea region, and even when the ancestor of mankind, Adam, was born, the Niagara River has been galloping here. .Just as we gaze at the Niagara Falls in front of us today, the remains have been buried deep under our feet, and the extinct species have also witnessed its style. From ancient times to modern times, the Niagara River has never stopped performing her style. , it never dries up, never freezes, never sleeps, never rests.

Wendell Phillips also uses this oratory technique in his review of Tussant Overwater's speech.Now, we excerpt its concluding part as follows.In this era of practicality, Philip's speech, although somewhat flowery, is full of vitality, vivid and interesting. Therefore, this excerpt has a place in many books on public speaking.In his speech, when Wendell Phillips evaluated the historical value of John Brown and Tussant Overwater, he predicted that "their true knowledge and insight may not be recognized by the world until fifty years later." Since this speech was composed more than fifty years ago, Wendell Phillips' prediction seems a bit ridiculous now, but we also know that predicting history is like predicting the stock market and oil prices next year. Almost impossible.

Who is the most outstanding person in history?Some people may say that Napoleon, although he established the First French Empire, did not keep his oath and caused the world to shed blood; but the man we are talking about today never broke his promise, "Never retaliate " is his motto. On his deathbed, he said to his son in French: "Children, when you return to Santo Domingo one day, you must not remember that France murdered your father." Maybe someone Say it was Cromwell, but he was only a fighter, and the country he founded went into the grave with him; someone might say Washington, but he allowed serfdom to exist on Virginia land, which is different from ours. Today's protagonist is quite different. In his country, even the poorest villages do not have serfdom.

Today, you may think that my views are somewhat fanatical and paranoid, but I want to tell you that it is because you do not view history independently, but with certain prejudices.In any case, fifty years from now, my views will be recognized by the world.At that time the Muse will associate Phocion with Greece, Brutus with Rome, Hembden with England, Lafayette with France; A strange flower among the flowers of the world, regards John Brown as a fruitful fruit in its heyday; and on top of all these names, will be inscribed the famous name of the fighter, statesman, and martyr--Tussent Over special.