‎ ‘Awaken the Giant Within’: Linguistic Explorations into the Art ‎of Delivering Motivational Talks

Abstract

Motivational speeches prepare people for success. The one who knows the art to articulate balanced words constructs convincing and strapping arguments. Similarly, motivational talks appear to play a pivotal role in transforming lives. The objective of this research was to discover the application of linguistics in the field of motivational talks. Motivational speakers use different linguistic tools in their speeches to inspire their listeners. So, this study was an effort to investigate the importance of different tools utilized by motivational speakers in their motivational talks. The literature review highlighted how motivational speakers exploited linguistic resources in their talks. This study employed quantitative approach. For this purpose, 50 young and experienced motivational speakers from Rahim yar Khan, Bahawalpur, and Multan were selected. The data was collected with the help of a close-ended questionnaire. The questionnaire was administered among 50 young and experienced motivational speakers. The results of the study showed that majority of the motivational speakers held that word-choice was important for motivating people. More than 70 % of the participants were of the view that appropriate use of prosodic aspects, bilingualism, effective use of body language, motivational slogans, sharing real-life experiences and making wise word-choices made motivational talks effective.