{"product_id":"australians-speak-out-rodney-g-miller-9781737489504","title":"Australians Speak Out: Persuasive Language Styles","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe book assesses rhetorical stylistic choices of public figures in a representative democracy, referencing over 20 notable Australians from the 1890s to modern times. \"Although it may seem like Australians Speak Out will be...a country-specific analysis of Australia's linguistic idiosyncrasies, this is a book \u003cstrong\u003edesigned to appeal to a broad audience...Miller's orators resonate with power.\u003c\/strong\u003e Lest Americans think this won't apply to their history and concerns, consider the radio broadcast of John Curtin in his 1942 radio speech to America about the progression of World War II: 'If Australia goes, the Americas are wide open...If you believe anything to the contrary then you delude yourselves.' ...passionate people who wielded their words as firmly and effectively as battlefield swords and guns ...\u003cstrong\u003ekey lessons about using everyday language to reach people\u003c\/strong\u003e ...\u003cstrong\u003ehighly recommended\u003c\/strong\u003e...\" (\u003cem\u003eD. Donovan, \u003c\/em\u003e REVIEWER'S CHOICE, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes full texts of 15 noteworthy speeches and writing illustrating how ordinary words move hearts and minds - describing metaphor, democratic symbols, humour, polemic, propaganda, and other elements of style. \u003cstrong\u003eInsights to evaluate or prepare public discourse, including digital media.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdentifies 18 ways that speakers and writers choose language to find common ground: \"\u003cstrong\u003eA fascinating, monumental book\u003c\/strong\u003e that should be compulsory for all history and politics students and many others.\" (\u003cem\u003eRoslyn Petelin PhD, \u003c\/em\u003e Honorary Associate Professor, School of Communication and Arts, \u003cstrong\u003eThe University of Queensland \u003c\/strong\u003eand author, \u003cem\u003eHow Writing Works\u003c\/em\u003e). \"\u003cstrong\u003eMiller's... keen eye, quick prose, and strong choice of material keep the reader engaged\u003c\/strong\u003e...\" (Harry Hobbs PhD, Associate Professor, University Technology Sydney Faculty of Law in \u003cstrong\u003eAustralian Law Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAssesses language of \u003cstrong\u003eSir Samuel Griffith\u003c\/strong\u003e (chief justice 1903-19); \u003cstrong\u003eLouisa Lawson\u003c\/strong\u003e (poet, writer, publisher, activist for women's suffrage, 1848-1920); \u003cstrong\u003eAlfred Deakin\u003c\/strong\u003e (prime minister, 1903-05, 1905-08, and 1909-10); \u003cstrong\u003eSir Robert Menzies\u003c\/strong\u003e (prime minister 1939-41 and 1949-66); \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Curtin\u003c\/strong\u003e (wartime prime minister 1941-5); \u003cstrong\u003eGough Whitlam\u003c\/strong\u003e (prime minister 1972-5); \u003cstrong\u003eOodgeroo\u003c\/strong\u003e of the Noonuccal Tribe [Kath Walker] (poet, artist, author, and activist for First Nations, 1920-93); \u003cstrong\u003eBob Hawke\u003c\/strong\u003e (union leader, then prime minister 1983-91); \u003cstrong\u003eKevin Gilbert\u003c\/strong\u003e (author, artist, poet, and activist for First Nations, 1933-93); \u003cstrong\u003eGermaine Greer\u003c\/strong\u003e (author, academic, and activist for women's rights, born 1939-); and \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Kirby\u003c\/strong\u003e (law reforming jurist and High Court justice 1996-2009).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore recent, powerful speeches assessed include prime ministers \u003cstrong\u003ePaul Keating\u003c\/strong\u003e on reconciliation in 1992, \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Howard\u003c\/strong\u003e on arms recall after Port Arthur in 1996, \u003cstrong\u003eKevin Rudd\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Apology in 2008, and \u003cstrong\u003eJulia Gillard\u003c\/strong\u003e on sexism in 2012, a powerful eulogy for prime minister Gough Whitlam by \u003cstrong\u003eNoel Pearson\u003c\/strong\u003e in 2014, and a broadcast on the coronavirus pandemic by prime minister \u003cstrong\u003eScott Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e in 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rodney G. 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