After teaching college English courses for almost 15 years, one of my favorite lessons to still teach and something that my students don't just absolutely hate learning about is rhetoric. Rhetoric is that thing that we hear about and we often immediately associate it with things like politicians and lawyers and presidents and stuff like that and that does count but rhetoric is a lot more than just that. Rhetoric is actually argument and communication. It's the moving pieces that exist within arguments and c ...

[Music] Hello everyone. How are you feeling today. I feel quite anxious about today.A few days ago when my friend called me, she said, "Oh, let's talk about our summer vacation." I said, "Don't talk to me until after the 17th of May." My friend said, "Why do you need to afraid? You have been on the stage before and you enjoy it." Right. She is right. I have been on the stage before and I enjoy it.Why do I have to be afraid. So that moment changed. Instead of thinking about anxiety and fears, I remember the ...