How to talk your way into the White House | Mark Forsyth | TEDxPenn

There are formulas for great poetry, great advertising, and great political speeches, and they are formulas you can learn. The Ancient Greeks worked them out. Shakespeare learned them in school. Today they are forgotten, but, when people stumble across them, a great line is born. Mark is a journalist, proofreader, ghostwriter, and pedant, but here, he delves into how these “formulas” for writing can change our everyday life and can take you anywhere.
Mark attended Winchester College and Lincoln College, Oxford University, studying English Language & Literature. Through his work on language and words, he gave a TEDx Talk in 2012 about political rhetoric and how it has evolved. Mark is also a Sunday Times Number One Bestseller and has authored four books: The Etymologicon, The Horologicon, The Elements of Eloquence, and The Unknown Unknown. In his free time, he taps into the hidden connections of the English language on his blog, “Inky Fool.”
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@KenDBerryMD]

Every English speaker on the planet should watch this video, and read Marks book!

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Title of the book?

[@katejannuzzi2375]

This is my very most favorite Ted talk ever. Of all time. Of all topics.

[@BradleyHoward]

This video was even better after reading Elements of Eloquence.

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His books are simply inspired, inspired simply are his books.

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That is simply undeniable, undeniable simply that is.

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The best TED TALK ever!!!

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So when he was quoting that verse from the bible, the repetition reminded me of master oogway from kung fu Panda. "Quit, don't quit, Noodles, don't noodles" lol

[@TerenceLeclere]

Love this! This, I love 👏👏

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extremely valuable knowledge

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I came here after reading his book- The elements of eloquence. Trust me people trust me after reading this book you will master the magic of words.

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Whelp, didn't work this time...

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He jixed it

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Amazing

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He didn't say "Thanks for coming to my TED Talk" at the end lmao

[@Anonymous36542]

Amazing.

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I KNOW MARK FORSYTH BEFORE I VOLUNTEERED FOR FREE IN ZAMBOANGA CITY MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL BACK IN 2012

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Funny and interesting

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2 years old yet only 4 comments

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"We did not land on Plymouth Rock..."

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Only 8 comments

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[@windhamv7401]

Trump was attractive to many because he broke several these tropes. Seemed outside the canon, not politic, outspoken etc. I’m sure theres been psycholinguistic analysis done on his speech pattern somewhere. Enjoyed the talk nonetheless. Forsyth has great books as well

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Ooopsie

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[@kurisensei]

Trump had the more emotive story (thanks perhaps to Roger Stone). Make America Great Again is more stirring than ....who even remembers Clinton's? Also he doesn't take into account television, social media and the appeal to the nastier side of human beings

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Yup Killary Clinton it is. No doubt about that

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Trump 2020