This chapter asks you to consider two meanings of the word power: power of delivery or the amount of force needed for you to get your message across, and the concept of power over others and how you can use or abuse it.
Why is it that some people have a seemingly natural ability to command attention and respect when they speak? What is it that makes others listen and pay attention to their words? It isn’t necessarily a question of status, or the content of what they say. Such people often don’t speak ‘Oxford’ English, express themselves using perfect grammatical constructions, or even have perfect diction. What they do have is resonance. Such people tend to have melodious, rich voices and to use the lower end of their ...
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