{"id":6955,"date":"2022-06-08T16:40:14","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T20:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdctraining.com\/?p=6955"},"modified":"2024-12-09T12:35:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T12:35:33","slug":"want-to-speak-like-the-pros-do-then-use-the-power-of-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c1mdevsite.com\/mdctraining.ca\/want-to-speak-like-the-pros-do-then-use-the-power-of-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Want to Speak Like the Pros Do? (Then use the Power of 3)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">To speak like a pro, you need to know the techniques that successful professionals use and then practice them. One common but powerful speaking technique used by great speakers and leaders, is the rule of three.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Why three? Three is the magic number in rhetoric. It makes you sound more compelling, more convincing, and more credible.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Examples of the \u201cPower of 3\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Location, Location, Location<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">&#8220;Government of the people, by the people, for the people.&#8221; &#8211; U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, The Gettysburg Address<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Christmas Yet to Come &#8211; Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u201cLife, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness\u201d \u2013 U.S. Declaration of Independence<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Snap, Crackle, and Pop &#8211; Cartoon mascots of Rice Krispies<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>How Do I Speak Like a Pro?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6971\" src=\"https:\/\/c1mdevsite.com\/mdctraining.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-power-of-3-1-1-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c1mdevsite.com\/mdctraining.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-power-of-3-1-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/c1mdevsite.com\/mdctraining.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-power-of-3-1-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/c1mdevsite.com\/mdctraining.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-power-of-3-1-1-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/c1mdevsite.com\/mdctraining.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-power-of-3-1-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/c1mdevsite.com\/mdctraining.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-power-of-3-1-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/c1mdevsite.com\/mdctraining.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-power-of-3-1-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/c1mdevsite.com\/mdctraining.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-power-of-3-1-1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/c1mdevsite.com\/mdctraining.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-power-of-3-1-1-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 65px) 100vw, 65px\" \/>Try it. The next time you are in a conversation or are giving a speech, take your communication to the next level with the rule of three. Take your main idea, let\u2019s say \u201cWe should offer employees learning and development opportunities\u201d for example.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Once you have brainstormed different aspects that relate to that argument, you will be able to see which facts or attributes are related.\u00a0 By finding three buckets to place these pieces of information, you can draw a verbal map for your listener to follow along.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Let\u2019s see a quick demonstration of how this might look.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">We should offer employees learning and development opportunities because it leads to higher employee retention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Vs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">We should offer employees learning and development opportunities because career paths are shifting, we want to retain high-performers, and professional development increases employee engagement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">You can see and hear the difference between those two statements. The second sounds more comprehensive and balanced; Why?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>A Brief History Lesson on \u201cThe Power of 3\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">For over two thousand years, since the time of the ancient Greek philosophers, three-part arguments have dominated Western discourse. Your listeners are more likely to trust your reasoning if you deliver it to them in three-parts. You risk losing their attention by giving them seven or eight reasons and one or two aren\u2019t enough to pack the same punch. Like a chair or table, your argument can\u2019t hold the same weight without three anchors providing structure and stability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">One other reason we tend to remember three parts so easily is that the structure is instilled in us from childhood. Three-part stories comprise a universal way of getting lessons across. Beginning, middle, and end.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Anthropologists have observed that most cultures use the triad structure in their folk tales: three wishes, three witches, three little pigs. One too hot, two too cold and third, just right.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Learn more about the Power of Three and how to take your communication to the next level with 10 Think on Your Feet(R) communication structures:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdctraining.com\/workshops\/think-on-your-feet\/?utm_source=tf-blog-powerof3&amp;utm_medium=powerof3-blog-banner&amp;utm_campaign=blog\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6543 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/c1mdevsite.com\/mdctraining.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Public-Workshops-10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c1mdevsite.com\/mdctraining.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Public-Workshops-10.png 600w, https:\/\/c1mdevsite.com\/mdctraining.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Public-Workshops-10-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To speak like a pro, you need to know the techniques that successful professionals use and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28290,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Want to Speak Like the Pros Do? 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