I disagree and agree with what the Greeks believed in because the person being morally good has nothing to do with the art of public speaking. Just because you have the ability to deliver a good speech and impact the people you are addressing it doesn't mean you live your life morally good and believe and practice good morals. I agree too because being a good person is a benefit to getting people to trust you and your beliefs. People can identify with you more.
We live in different times and the Greeks probably practiced that as a precautionary measure to get people to believe what the orator is preaching. In this day and age you never really know if a person is morally good or bad through their speeches and what not. I think if you have a way with words, know your topic, and can adapt to your audience then you are good at what you do
The connection between goodness, truth, and public communication is that if a person has a good reputation and is knowledgeable in the matters they are talking about then most likely people will trust them and want to listen to what they have to say. A person’s track record with communicating within their publics, their actions outside of public speaking, and the passion and delivery of a person are big factors in public communication.
I agree that delivery plays a really important part of how one's message is received, and that the message and delivery are independent of a speakers own morality. I think that a charismatic speaker who communicates using logic and persuasion effectively is just as qualified to be an orator as someone who has lived their life morally. Lets just face it- some of the most morally righteous people- are the worst public speakers!
ReplyDeleteHello Therza! In your post you mentioned, "In this day and age you never really know if a person is morally good or bad through their speeches and what not." How do you think an audience would react if they find out information afterward that the speaker is not morally good? To go a step further, in what areas is it ok to be lacking morally? In business? In the speakers personal life?
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