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Title: Practical and Inspiring
Review: This was a book that I was genuinely disappointed to come to the end of. Dowis guides readers through the process of writing and delivering a great speech, with the ease and informality of a friend. His writing is engaging and elegant. His tips and advice are easy to understand and easy to apply in a variety of public speaking formats. I especially appreciated his descriptions of the various kinds of literary devices that make a speech sizzle such as anaphora, triads, antithesis, and metaphor/simile, to name a few. After each chapter Dowis includes transcriptions of notable historic speeches and points out the characteristics that made the speeches great. I'm sure I will reread this book and refer to it many times in the years to come.
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