presented by dr. mike renquist, aca meeting, january 8, 2010

Presented by Dr. Mike Renquist, ACA meeting, January 8, 2010

1. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison, as in "a sea of troubles" or "All the world's a stage" (Shakespeare).

2. One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol:

"Hollywood has always been an irresistible, prefabricated metaphor for the crass, the materialistic, the shallow, and the craven" (Neal Gabler).

ETYMOLOGY:Middle English methaphor, from Old French metaphore, from Latin metaphora, from Greek, transference, metaphor, from metapherein, to transfer : meta-, meta- + pherein, to carry

Molecule of change

Mirror

Install a coach

Dead or Frozen metaphor

Mixed metaphor

Overused metaphor

Inappropriate metaphor

Contextually wrong

Clarity, simplicity

Consistency

Continuity for you

Speak more slowly and observe reaction

Stay current

Ask for coaching and/or get feedback

Reinforcement of the visual

Difference between example and story