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Pathos: Making The Emotional Connection

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqiDzvNYyno

 

Russell continues his personal quest to demolish the Mahrabian Myth using Aristotle’s Ethos, Pathos and Logos as his guide.

This week it’s Pathos, which gets 30%.  Pathos is the ability to make the emotional connection with your audience. This means knowing why they are there, what they want and delivering in language that moves them: are you trying to inspire, motivate, entertain or persuade?

It might be combination of all of those and such traits are not to be found on a slide. Saying the right thing at the right time in the right way is a key skill for leaders and here’s one that Donald Trump pitched perfectly, much to everyone’s surprise.

 

Russell Wardrop CEO 

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