MEET THE ORIGINATOR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING
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| The Motivator |
I cant talk about motivational speaking without talking about the only man that gives the inspiration and ability to speak. My God my Creator
The words of Jesus Christ are life changing and timeless. When Jesus spoke, lives were transformed and the trajectory of life forever altered. He tells us that He is "the way, the truth and the life" (John 14:6), and His words have remarkable power. Whether you are just beginning to seek Jesus or have been a believer for years, the Word of God can always speak new truths into your life!
In September 1893, the Rev. Thomas Alexander Hyde of Boston published his book Christ the Orator. The subtitle of the Rev. Hyde's work is Never Man Spake Like This Man. That's a direct quote from a gospel verse in the King James version of the Bible.
A more recent version translates the passage as "No one ever spoke the way this man does." In either form, it's an accurate assessment of Jesus' talents as a speaker.
His words are spirit and life
Jesus and Public Speaking
But was Jesus what we would consider today a public speaker? And if he was, at what level should we consider his public appearances?
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| Jesus the public speaker |
The Rev. Hyde informed his readers that Jesus was "the Orator of the Universe." High praise, indeed—the highest! But is it justified? Below are ten reasons of my own why I believe it is. There is nothing divine about any of these speaking attributes; in fact, as speakers and presenters, we can benefit from using any or all of them ourselves.
1. Speaker Credibility. A key factor in speaking persuasiveness and impact, credibility is the foundation any speaker's influence must be built upon. Audiences need to know early that they can trust what you say and open themselves to your teaching. Nothing attains this gold standard like modeling the behavior and truths you're talking about. And no one achieved that like Jesus.
2. The originality of Spoken Expression. Great speakers surprise as much as they educate. Sometimes they startle listeners by what they say. Consider the very first line of the Sermon on the Mount:
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven
How can the poor in spirit achieve heaven? We must ponder the meaning of this phrase to understand it, just as Jesus intended. No motivational speaker's bromides for this orator!
3. The eloquence of Speaker's Rhetoric. Time and again, the beauty of Jesus' teachings illuminates his otherwise serious statements. Just listen: "And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."
4. Dramatic Statements. Speaking in public is performance, something Jesus well understood. When he appears after his resurrection, according to Luke, his apostles think they are looking at a ghost. "Why are you troubled?" Jesus asks, "and why do doubts arise in your minds? Look at my hands and my feet. . . . Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones." Great pronouncements from speakers are often dramatic, as this passage certainly is.
5. Use of Metaphors. Do you speak metaphorically, using similes, comparisons, and analogies? The greatest orators use metaphors constantly to deepen meaning, mining the richness of spoken language. Jesus' genius in the use of metaphor was the parable, a Greek word meaning "comparison, illustration, or analogy." (“Parable,” Wikipedia, quoting Henry George Liddell and Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus.)
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Matthew 6:31-3431. So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32. For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
He is the giver of all productive, pure wise sayings and motivational speaking; His words have the power to heal and are life-changing
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