威廉詹寧斯布萊安是一個堅決的人；他於1896年、1900年及1908年代表民主黨參選總統，但三次均未當選。儘管如此，他的許多想法仍被採用，為什麼呢？ 很多時候是因為布萊安有很強的公開演說的能力來說服別人。

布萊安有說服能力來使人們支持他的想法。在1896年，布萊安成功說服民主主義者相信紙鈔和錢幣並不一定要有黃金「備用」。那你有過說服他/她人改變心意的經驗嗎? 你成功說服別人了嗎?


William Jennings Bryan was a determined man. He ran for the presidency three times as the Democratic Party candidate -- in 1896, 1900 and 1908 -- and lost all three times. Nevertheless, many of his ideas have taken hold. Why? In many cases, it was because of Bryan's skills as an orator, or public speaker.

Bryan had the ability to persuade people to think as he did. In 1896 Bryan was able to persuade the Democrats that paper currency, money, did not need to be "backed" by gold. Have you ever had to persuade someone to change his or her mind? Were you successful?

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