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Walking With Giants
Any sign of eloquence in public speaking is apt to be regarded with deep suspicion. As a result, many preachers have become lazy, and neglectful of even the basics of oral communication.
The mood of the day may be very much against rhetorical skill.
J sidlow baxter biography of william
But it is disrespectful both to our message and to our audience to fail to communicate as clearly, interestingly, and persuasively as we can.
But perhaps there are a few signs today of a renewed interest in rhetorical skill.
After all, Barak Obama has often been praised for his eloquence. Interesting, too, that the BBC has launched a search to find Britain&#;s best young speaker.
It was with these thoughts in mind that I have recently been listening to some recordings of an old-school preacher, J.
Sidlow Baxter (). I never heard him live (although my parents and my wife did), but tapes of some of his messages made an impression on me when I was a young Christian in the s, and it has been instructive to lis