The Magic Eye of Metaphor is the mind's eye.
Word pictures enable us to share our experiences instantly. Can you imagine a better way to bridge the communication gap? Metaphors are magic because they take you to times and places faster than any other form of travel.
The Magic Eye of Metaphor is one of the themes that I covered in my Keynote address at the All Japan Toastmasters Table Topics on November 1st. This is an excerpt from that talk, when I use a series of metaphors describe the winter cold river training we did every January 3rd in the Kinugawa (Angry Devil River), when the temperature was 7 degrees below zero Celsius!
To see the video excerpt on how you can use metaphors to answer the question, click ''How Cold was it?'' (5 min length, and formatted to download to your PC or iPod) If you are on a Windows PC, be sure that you have the QuickTime Player installed, which you can download for free at the link under Resources.
Or, you can watch it on YouTube.
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