Monday, September 20, 2010

Would Cicero Podcast?

Cicero, famous not only for his own orations but also for his discussions on what is necessary to be a good orator might have had to change his views on the necessities of being a good orator if he were alive to see the podcasting platform. Cicero's belief that certain innate abilities were required to even qualify for public speaking does not hold the same ground as it once did. A podcaster's ability to edit his/her audio recording of their speech allows anyone to overcome certain  failures that may arise from speaking in a public setting such as mumbling, swaying, or timing emphasises poorly. Furthermore, the ability for the podcaster to go unseen means that they can speak directly from a prewritten script and never off the cuff so that a natural ability to pick the right words as you say them is no longer necessary. Thus, all the innate abilities required to be a good orator are no longer necessary and only taught abilities become relevant. In this way everyone has the ability to become a great orator which is the same as saying no one does.

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