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Maria Grazia Repetto
I am an artist, a professional painter. I never thought
about writing until I joined Toastmasters and wrote my One question that I have learned as an artist, and
own speeches. My artistic background influences in many that helps me a lot when I write, is this: “How is a work
ways my creative process when I write speeches. First of constructed?”
all in the choice of words. I like making descriptions, I use
many adjectives and I often use colors to convey an idea It is true that in art you can improvise sketches or
or describe a feeling. If I tell a story, I often describe the drawings. They can be very beautiful. Most of the time,
lights or shadows of the place where the event takes place. however, the ability to work in one sitting is due to a long
preparation of studies which allows the artist freedom
When I write a speech, I realize that, while the writer of expression. But even the greatest artist, if he wants to
is held accountable for every single word he writes, an create a large project, needs a work plan for every single

artist is mostly judged only from an artistic point of view, step he has to take to get there.
therefore before an audience an artist has more freedom
than a writer. Same thing for speeches and writings of all kinds. You
can make an exceptional impromtu speech, but to write
Words have a heavy weight. An image, on the other something important you have to take all the necessary

hand, contains a subliminal message that not even the steps to be able to bring it to a perfect end. We need years
artist is aware of. Perhaps this is why images are mostly of experience and studies, and we also need generous and
used to persuade by inserting well-studied subliminal or attentive mentors and teachers.

even hypnotic messages.

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