Elaine Eksvärd, née Bergqvist (26 July 1981), is a Swedish author who writes about rhetoric. She has a BA degree in rhetoric from Södertörn University, and she has written five books about the subject.[1] Her two first books were released under her maiden name Elaine Bergqvist. In 2016 she published Medan han lever, which received a great deal of attention as in the book she accuses her father of sexual abuse during her upbringing.[2]
Elaine Eksvärd | |
|---|---|
 Eksvärd in 2011 | |
| Born | 26 July 1981 |
| Nationality | Swedish |
Eksvärd also works as a consultant, and she was SVT's rhetoric expert during the coverage of the 2008 US Presidential election.[3] She has also been the rhetoric expert during SVT's coverage of the Swedish general elections in 2010 and 2014.[3] She along with her husband Gustav Eksvärd and Ida Bjursten runs the company Snacka Snyggt, which has courses and lectures in rhetoric and social etiquette in relation to conversation and speeches.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Retorikkonsulter är så sköna!". Elaine Eksvärd. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ Thomas Lerner (16 March 2016). "Viktigt uppmärksamma alla övergrepp mot barn". Dagens Nyheter. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Elaine Eksvärd". Ekvilibrium Talarförmedling. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "Snacka Snyggt AB". allabolag.se. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
External links edit
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