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A befitting Shakespearean quotation adds charm, elegance and punch to any presentation.

Shakespeare on Recognition and Name Recognition

Posted on August 14, 2012 by jimmie

“… and every tongue that speaks But Romeo’s name, speaks heavenly eloquence.” (Romeo and Juliet, act 3, sc. 2) Tips for Use. It could be an answer to ‘Have you heard of So and So?’ where So and So is a lady of interest to you, e.g. ‘every tongue that speaks but (So and So’s) Read More

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Shakespeare on Boredom, Boring Speaker, Lengthy Event and Polite Insults

Posted on August 7, 2012 by jimmie

“This will last out a night in Russia, When nights are longest there“ (Measure For Measure, act 2, sc. 1) Tips for use.  A sentiment that, no doubt, many of us have felt or acquired when exposed to interminable presentations by a particularly boring speaker. Or when we have been obliged by politeness to attend Read More

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Exception to Shakespeare by Way of Alexander Pope

Posted on August 4, 2012 by jimmie

“True Wit is Nature to Advantage drest, What oft was thought, bit ne’er so well Exprest” (A. Pope, Essay on Criticism) In today’s blog we take a brief excursion outside of the Shakespeare realm. A bit like the Tour de France, that, being such, takes the occasional leap into one of the neighboring countries. I Read More

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Shakespeare on Reply to “I love you” and to Express Surprise

Posted on August 2, 2012 by jimmie

“Madam, you have bereft me of all words, Only my blood speaks to you in my veins… (Merchant Of Venice, act 3., sc. 2) Tips for use. Words of love hang on a very thin thread from which it is easy to fall from the poetic to the rhetorical, the exaggerated and the ridiculous. The Read More

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Shakespeare on Facial Expression and Non Verbal Communication

Posted on July 27, 2012 by jimmie

“… there is a kind of confession in your looks which your modesties have not craft enough to colour” (Hamlet, act 2, sc. 2) Tips for Use.  We all draw initial impressions and indications from the facial expressions of people we meet. Use the line to effect when your interlocutor seems hesitant in answering a Read More

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Shakespeare on Gossip, Rumor and Slander

Posted on July 24, 2012 by jimmie

“Upon my tongue continual slanders ride, The which in every language I pronounce, Stuffing the ears of man with false reports.” (KHIV.p2.introduction) Comments. A good retort to any sentence of the type ‘I have heard that you…. etc.” and you wish to deny whatever the rumor (or the statement) about you may be. Without prejudice, Read More

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Shakespeare on Supersonic Speed Leading to Excellent Performance Review

Posted on July 22, 2012 by jimmie

“I’ll put a girdle around the earth In forty minutes.” (Midsummer Night’s Dream, act 2, sc. 1) Tips for Use.  A good answer to the question, “When will you be back?” – especially if the questioner expects you to be back promptly and with mission accomplished. Clearly Shakespeare anticipated the space age and the concurrent Read More

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Shakespeare on the Power of Personality and Personality Type

Posted on July 20, 2012 by jimmie

GLOUCESTER The trick of that voice I do well remember: Is ‘t not the king? KING LEAR  Ay, every inch a king (King Lear act 4, sc. 6) Comments.  Confirm the exceptional standing of a person. You can change ‘king’ to ‘queen’, ‘prince’ or other equivalent (preferably monosyllabic) titles with equal effect. Equally effective in Read More

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Shakespeare on How to Ask for a Salary Raise

Posted on July 19, 2012 by jimmie

 “To my unfolding lend your gracious ear, And let me find a charter in your voice To assist my simpleness.” (Othello, act 1, sc. 3) Comments.  You know all the practical reasons for asking for a raise in salary, but these lines make for a sensible introduction. This of course implies that your boss or Read More

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Shakespeare on Power, Arrogance and the Arrogance of Power

Posted on July 18, 2012 by jimmie

“… man, proud man, Dressed in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he’s most assured, His glassy essence, like an angry ape, Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven As make the angels weep.” (Measure For Measure act 2, sc. 2) Tips for Use. Include the lines in a resignation email when you Read More

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