Interesting concept from chapter 1

I was surprised when I realized that I actually enjoyed the assigned reading! I found this chapter to be very interesting and it made me question my own communication skills. The five canons of rhetoric concept really caught my attention. It really got me thinking about how important things such as arrangement, style and delivery are. In the comm 100w class I took over the summer, our teacher constantly talked about voice. I find it so interesting that, as humans, we are able to alter our personal voice according to our surroundings. For example, if we were speaking to a friend, we may choose different words to use than if we were talking to a teacher. What is even more interesting to me is how different words evoke different emotions within people, and the order of those words can enhance or distroy the message trying to be conveyed. I believe that each area of Cicero's theory holds great importance, and I hope to learn more about appropriate word choice and word arrangment in order to benefit my own relationships.