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GreatBlackSpeakers.com is all about amazingpublic speaking. When you hear and see a truly good public speaker, it's almostimpossible not to be affected by the experience. So how do they do it? In thisarticle, we pull back the curtain to reveal some of the techniques behind and their greatspeeches.
So then: triads. No, we're not talkingabout the infamous Asian crime gang! We're talking about ?groups of three?,which are otherwise known as triadsin public speaking. Now, it's very important to establish something up-fronthere: a triad does not have to, and doesn't? usually, involve repetition.Perhaps the classic triad of all time is ?life, liberty, and the pursuit ofhappiness?. Another classic is ?sex, drugs, and rock and roll?. Both of theselist three different things, rather than repeating one thing three times.
While triads don't usually involverepetition, they aren't just a random assortment of three things either. Theidea with a triad is to deliver three qualities, activities or things in a waythat either reinforces their similarity, or states that they should be regardedas going together. The idea is to make a dramatic point. So: ?I have nothing tooffer but blood, sweat, and tears? ? this reinforces the similarities betweenthree bodily fluids (i.e. that they're shed in times of effort and difficulty),and makes the point that the will stop at nothing and give their all.
Here's another one: ?truth, justice, andthe American way?. This catch phrase, uttered by Superman, aims to say that thethree things mentioned are closely related and should always go together. Thepoint is to make a statement about what he stands for and wants to protect.
Some people speculate that the human brainis in some way better attuned to dealing with things grouped in threes than inother numbers. Certainly things grouped in threes do seem to be easilyrecalled. Whatever the reason, there is no doubt that triads are one of thehallmarks of a great speaker.