Questioner: “Miss Rand, what is the objectivist position on sex?”
Rand: “We are very chaste.”
Something you just can’t forget. Of course, she goes on to explain, but that opener just hooks you in so well.
I’m looking forward to reading your tips, Robert. I’m doing public speaking now, and even though I think I’ve learned *a lot* about communication over the years, leading up to this point in my life, I’m quite interested to see what a seasoned vet such as yourself has to offer.
Thanks Nick. I hope you gain value from these tips.
In a future Rhetoric tip I will cover how to handle Q&A's effectively, but my main point in this tip was regarding the precise first words one says when they open a presentation.
That said, just to clarify that Q&A with Rand, I don't remember where your quotation comes from. However, what she is quoted as saying in the Playboy interview is this:
"I say that sex is one of the most important aspects of man’s life and, therefore, must never be approached lightly or casually. A sexual relationship is proper only on the ground of the highest values one can find in a human being. Sex must not be anything other than a response to values. And that is why I consider promiscuity immoral. Not because sex is evil, but because sex is too good and too important."
FYI: In my upcoming book I analyze Rand's Philosophy: Who Needs It speech from Aristotle's rhetorical perspective.
This has made me reflect on how I open up my university lectures. I can now see when I grab students and when I lose them with niceties and weak openings. I will now be concsious about opening strongly--even have fun thinking about what line(s) I might use to win them from the start. Thanks, Robert!
My first awareness of this:
Questioner: “Miss Rand, what is the objectivist position on sex?”
Rand: “We are very chaste.”
Something you just can’t forget. Of course, she goes on to explain, but that opener just hooks you in so well.
I’m looking forward to reading your tips, Robert. I’m doing public speaking now, and even though I think I’ve learned *a lot* about communication over the years, leading up to this point in my life, I’m quite interested to see what a seasoned vet such as yourself has to offer.
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Thanks Nick. I hope you gain value from these tips.
In a future Rhetoric tip I will cover how to handle Q&A's effectively, but my main point in this tip was regarding the precise first words one says when they open a presentation.
That said, just to clarify that Q&A with Rand, I don't remember where your quotation comes from. However, what she is quoted as saying in the Playboy interview is this:
"I say that sex is one of the most important aspects of man’s life and, therefore, must never be approached lightly or casually. A sexual relationship is proper only on the ground of the highest values one can find in a human being. Sex must not be anything other than a response to values. And that is why I consider promiscuity immoral. Not because sex is evil, but because sex is too good and too important."
FYI: In my upcoming book I analyze Rand's Philosophy: Who Needs It speech from Aristotle's rhetorical perspective.
I don’t know where the quotation comes from, clearly not Playboy I guess!
This has made me reflect on how I open up my university lectures. I can now see when I grab students and when I lose them with niceties and weak openings. I will now be concsious about opening strongly--even have fun thinking about what line(s) I might use to win them from the start. Thanks, Robert!
Glad you found it helpful Matt! More to come. :)