THE ROLE OF INTONATION IN PUBLIC SPEECH

This paper relies on panel data from Israel to test the spiral of silence theory's assumptions concerning overt expression of opinion. The research design provides a way to examine the effect of a changing climate of opinion on who speaks up and who silences out over time and changing circumstances. In addition, a multivariate approach is adopted to test the role of climate perceptions relative to other factors, and extend our understanding of public speech. Perceptions of the climate of opinion are found to be related to overt expression of opinion cross-sectionally; however, their impact is not consistent and weaker than other factors. General political involvement is most important, and also various sociodemographic characteristics of people are more powerful than climate perceptions. Over time this relationship does not hold, and the paper focuses on political discontent and value expression considerations.

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Big tech's anti-Trump activism to have limited impact

Emerald Expert Briefings ◽

10.1108/oxan-db258747 ◽

2021 ◽

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Hate Speech ◽

Public Speech ◽

Content Type ◽

White House ◽

Media Companies ◽

Capitol Hill ◽

Democratic Control ◽

Media Firms

Significance Facebook has indefinitely suspended Trump from its main platform and Instagram, while Twitter has done so permanently for his role in instigating violence at US Capitol Hill on January 6. These developments spotlight the role of social media firms in spreading and tackling hate speech and disinformation, and their power unilaterally to shut down public speech. Impacts Democratic control of the White House and Congress offers social media companies a two-year window to ensure softer regulation. The EU will push its new digital markets legislation with vigour following the events at US Capitol Hill. Hard-right social media will find new firms willing to host their servers, partly because their user numbers run to millions not billions.

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The use of euphemisms in public speeches of the US politicians

Филология научные исследования ◽

10.7256/2454-0749.2021.7.36007 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 22-28

Author(s):

Aleksandra Viktorovna Guzova

Keyword(s):

Political Communication ◽

Functional Role ◽

Practical Importance ◽

Public Speech ◽

Continuous Sampling ◽

Discursive Analysis ◽

The Us ◽

General Scientific ◽

The Subject

The subject of this research is the role of euphemisms in political communication. The goal of this article is to establish the functional role of euphemisms in public speeches of the US politicians based on the texts of speeches for the period 2020 – 2021. Research methodology relies on the provisions of linguorhetoric, namely the functional role of lexicon within the framework of a particular speech genre. The article employs the general scientific method, systematization and generalization, content analysis, discursive analysis, method of continuous sampling, and linguostylistic analysis. It is determined that the use of euphemisms in speeches of the IS politicians for the period 2020 – 2021 performs the following functions: manipulative, veiling the reality, self-positioning. In public speech, the important factors are politeness and delicacy for maintaining and promoting communication. It is noted that politics is the sphere that requires using a variety of euphemisms. The mechanisms of euphemization are based on the inaccuracy of speech, ambiguity, and generalized nomination of the object. Practical importance of this research consists in the fact that its results can be implemented in rhetoric courses, as well as in preparation of public speeches. The scientific novelty lies in establishment of the functional role of euphemistic nominations based on public speeches of the US politicians for 2021.

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The role of the religion in the identity of Serbia’s citizens between personal choices and collective images - Serbian population of Sjenica and Pester region

Zbornik Matice srpske za drustvene nauke ◽

10.2298/zmsdn1239159p ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 159-172 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Aleksandra Pavicevic

Keyword(s):

Social Engagement ◽

Collective Identities ◽

Public Speech ◽

Pluralistic Society ◽

Local Religion ◽

Community Institution ◽

Historical Factors ◽

Religious Systems ◽

Role Of Religion

In this paper, some aspects of current transitional processes in Serbian society are considered. In the public speech of Serbian political and intellectual elite, religion, religiosity and public and social engagement of religious institutions are emphasized as one of the key problems and obstacles for democratization processes. They are also observed as obstacle in creating multicultural and pluralistic society. In order to outline unsustainability of such an attitudes, in this article we analyze their bases: overlooking of dogmatic principles of certain religious systems and experiences of local religion communities; lack of insight in the real role that religion has in the life of individual and communities; implicit and militant secularism, which is applied as absolute model, without attempt to be adjusted to local cultural and historical specifics; politization of concept of pluralism which overview its basically philosophical and ontological nature. Real role of religion in the identity of Serbia?s citizens is shown through results of researching conducted among Serbian population in Sjenica and Pester region. This article shows that in the democratization processes in Serbia, all relevant social, cultural and historical factors must be taken into consideration. It is also stretched that pluralistic society cannot be based at the negation of any community, institution or value system they are based on. Serbia?s citizen?s religiosity does not represent the obstacle for creating modern European state. The obstacles on this road, hidden behind different and imagined collective identities, lay in inability of the state administration to provide consistent legal system in which all citizens would enjoy equal protection.

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THE ROLE OF POLTEKIM SOCIALIZATION IN MOTIVATING STUDENTS OF SMAN 2 TANGERANG

Jurnal Abdimas Imigrasi ◽

10.52617/jaim.v1i2.136 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 49-60

Author(s):

Midah Purwanti ◽

Kelvianto Ismail

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Continuing Education ◽

Private Universities ◽

Education Level ◽

Public Speech ◽

The Future ◽

Study Programs

This socialization activity carried out at SMAN 2 Tangerang is used as a means to add information to class XII students about one of the options for continuing education to a higher level, namely the immigration Polytechnic official college as an alternative to PTN or PTS, as well as to motivate students. in order to continue to be enthusiastic in undergoing education Broadly speaking, this socialization activity includes presentation activities regarding the introduction of the Immigration Polytechnic campus, registration requirements, registration procedures, study programs, tips, and sharing about life on the Immigration Polytechnic campus which is carried out to class XII students at SMAN 2 Tangerang, where they make preparations. In this activity, the presentation material was prepared by cadets of the Immigration Polytechnic who are running PPL and KKN in the Tangerang Kanim and have been simulated beforehand to fellow cadets and employees of the Tangerang Kanim. The benefits of this socialization activity are that students become enthusiastic and motivated to be able to join education at the Immigration Polytechnic. The benefits that are also felt by the cadets who carry out the socialization at SMAN 2 Tangerang are that the cadets can practice in making presentations and public speech. In addition, in this socialization, cadets also want to inform that state or private universities are not the only options available to continue higher education, the Immigration Polytechnic is one of the official universities that can be used as an alternative for students to continue to higher education. higher education level. Overall, this socialization activity is expected to provide motivation to students of SMAN 2 Tangerang to remain enthusiastic in implementing education and it is hoped that in the future they can join the Immigration Polytechnic knighthood.

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Teaching Communication Skills â€“ A Pedagogical, Transformative Approach

Journal of Global Economy ◽

10.1956/jge.v12i1.427 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 50-65

Author(s):

Puja Vijay Sukhija ◽

Samira Pillai ◽

J K Sachdeva

Keyword(s):

Communication Skills ◽

Oral Presentation ◽

Training Programs ◽

Skills Training ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

Public Speech ◽

Speech Training ◽

Transformative Approach ◽

Speak Up

While the fear of speaking may prevent some students from speaking inÂ seminarsÂ altogether,Â thoseÂ thatÂ do sometimesÂ find theirÂ nervesÂ restrictÂ them from adequately sharing their views and intelligence, resulting in an embarrassed, unconfidentÂ student who then promises him/herself never to speak up again. Students may feel fear atÂ the possibilityÂ of embarrassing themselvesÂ andÂ appearingÂ foolishÂ or saying the â€˜wrongâ€™Â thing. After graduation, students need oral presentation skills to succeed in the workplace. Employers look for graduates with excellent oral presentation skills. Communication skills are important for people entering the workforce. Thus the role of educational institutions and specifically of the instructors offering oral presentation courses is important in helping students to improve their skills. Training plays a significant role to improve public speech skills of students.This study aims to explore the issues related to public speech training programs for students, parameters which should be used as pedagogy to improve their public speech skills. Four experimentsÂ were performed on students based on 30 parameters.

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Rhetoric and Early Modern Politics

The Oxford Handbook of Rhetorical Studies ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199731596.013.039 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 476-488

Author(s):

Angus Gowland

Keyword(s):

Early Modern ◽

Early Modern Europe ◽

Public Speech ◽

Medieval Italy ◽

Renaissance Humanism ◽

Civic Rhetoric ◽

Jean Bodin ◽

City States ◽

The Impact

This chapter examines the relationship between rhetoric and politics in early modern Europe, focusing on the impact and legacy of Renaissance humanism. After summarizing the background from which politically orientated humanist rhetoric emerged in the city-states of late-medieval Italy, it discusses the role of rhetoric and public speech in the works of two influential proponents of republican political thought: Leonardo Bruni and Niccolò Machiavelli; for both authors, civic rhetoric is both the lifeblood and the potential undoing of republics. It then presents the ways in which rhetoric was incorporated into humanistic theories of princely government, especially in exhortations to virtue and discussions of counsel. Finally, turning to the works of Jean Bodin and Thomas Hobbes, it illustrates the reconsideration—and the downgrading—of the political status of rhetoric in the era of monarchical absolutism.

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Emotional Interest Representation and the Politics of Risk in Child Protection

Politics and Governance ◽

10.17645/pag.v6i4.1521 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 73-82 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jo Warner

Keyword(s):

Child Protection ◽

Speech Acts ◽

Political Representation ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Public Speech ◽

The Public ◽

Interest Representation ◽

Documentary Analysis ◽

The Uk

This article explores the emotional dimensions of political representation by British Members of Parliament (MP) in relation to child protection. The public speech acts and first-hand accounts of three MPs are drawn upon as examples. These highlight different forms of emotional interest representation that arise following the death of a local child from severe abuse or neglect and in response to anxieties in the community about risk. Firstly, I examine the role of the MP in seeking to embody their constituency in the public expression of collective emotional responses and to defend it from feelings of guilt and shame. Personal feelings of guilt and a consciousness of the politician’s role in attributing blame are then considered. Thirdly, I explore the role of the MP as trusted envoy for anxieties about risk to individual children within their constituencies. The article draws on Berezin’s concept of the secure state and Hochschild’s notion of politicians as feeling legislators, and is based on qualitative documentary analysis and semi-structured interviews with MPs. It is argued that the emotional processes outlined are central to understanding the problematic relationship between politics and state social work that fuels the cycle of crisis and reform in children’s services in the UK.

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