Background
Professional Career
- Founded the D. Kennedy Institute of Rhetoric in 2009, where he teaches public speaking and publishes analytical articles on rhetoric, psychology, ethics, and philosophy
- Collaborated with leading state and public organizations
- Published multiple books on public speaking and ethics, including "Master of Public Speaking" (2017, 2023), "Small Ethics" (2024), and "Evidence-based Argumentation" (2024)
Contributions to Rhetoric
Developed a significant classification of argumentation forms in modern rhetoric, identifying three main types:
- Theoretical argumentation: Scientific facts, research data, statistics, and analytics
- Practical argumentation: Examples from personal or others' experience
- Visual argumentation: Demonstration using well-known images or events
Each argument must meet three requirements: authority, uniqueness, and reinforcement of the thesis with a second argument.
Media Art and Cinema
2018: Presented his first video and media art exhibition "The Interaction" at Saatchi Gallery and Freedom Art Festival in London, exploring human transformation from emotional to informational form
2019: Directed "Black Hole," a wordless short film about mutual human absorption for development, which premiered at the Revelation International Film Festival in Perth, Australia
Won a special jury prize at the Bardak Short Independent Film Festival in Kharkiv for "Black Hole"
2020: Created "Wild Opera," a short film that remained unreleased by director's decision
Social Activism
Since 2019, has been conducting free public speaking workshops for various social groups that face or may face discrimination in Ukraine and worldwide. These workshops aim to reduce aggression levels and improve effective communication between different people while promoting tolerance.
Publications
"Master of Public Speaking" (2017)
"Master of Public Speaking: Monochrome Edition" (2023)
"Master of Public Speaking: Color Edition" (2023)
"Small Ethics" (2024)
"Evidence-based Argumentation" (2024)
