Mark Anthony could make the people of Rome come to the realities and rise against
Brutus who was behind the assassination of Julius Caesar.
All great men had the power of great communication. Public speaking is certainly a great communication method.
Demosthenes could motivate the citizens of his city state and that of Greece against the imminent attack of enemies.
Remember, he had stammering and he could not speak even one sentence without the horrible interruption which made people ridicule him everywhere.
He had to keep pebbles under his tongue and learn to overcome his shortcoming.
Later, he climbed the mountains and spoke to the valleys down aloud and with force. The words were echoed back to him and he corrected himself.
Later he was a very
powerful speaker of Greece and became perhaps, the greatest orator of history.
Winston Churchill became famous with his war speech. “ I have noting to offer you but suffering, tears and blood. ..” This energized an entire nation to stand against the cruelties of Hitler.
“Think not what you
country an do for you, but what you can do for your country,” said John F. Kennedy. He was a very powerful communicator.
Millions loved him and his words.
Adolph Hitler made Germany his fiefdom through his powerful oratory. His fiery thundering
words and body language made the Germans believe thy were the noblest of all races and that they were meant to rule the world. Hear his speeches and feel the power behind them. You will know how they could massacre millions of Jews.
Jawaharlal Nehru, became famous for his command over English and his
midnight speech. “ At the stroke of midnight when the world sleeps, India awakens to her freedom…”. Powerful
speech can d wonders. Words are more powerful than the word.
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