דיבור שקט-שקט, אבל משכנע - בית הספר לדיבור מול קהל

In the last two years, I had the privilege of teaching Ethiopian students as well as quasi-Ethiopian students, with the help of whom I learned some extraordinary techniques to improve the ability to persuade in front of an audience, and which will be able to help each of us speak better.

What are 'almost' Ethiopian students?

These are students who, although they did not come up with a complete score, but their style of speech reminds me of the style of the Kaysim, and they are the ones who helped me crack the code - for example, Rabbi Hanania Blumert (known as the 'White Case') who is the head of the Ethiopian community in Bat Yam, and several Darfuri officials and Nuraldin Ishag, head of the Darfuri community in Israel. Their style, almost Ethiopian but not exactly, showed me how to talk quietly and convince.

Convince without shouting

You know when you sit with friends or watch a panel of commentators on TV where everyone is shouting, but one person who speaks weakly steals the show?

It's not a coincidence. This is because

The way the older Ethiopians speak (it's different for the younger ones. I also have something to say about Tahunya's rhetoric, more on the subject at some point) may be perceived as weak: low volume, weak hand movements, avoiding eye contact.

At the beginning of my work I could not understand how leadership could work like this.

But today I understand that the style is different. We tend to speak first to steal attention. With them you first steal the attention and only then start talking.