World Wars in Media, Tuesday

[chose_humanity]

"So today we'll be seeing about Britain during the Second World War," Mitchell announced, rubbing his hands together. "This is the second to last one before we give Hitler a kick in the backside, so pay attention." Hey, that almost made him sound teacherly. "They started with a mostly naval battle - I won't go into the tactical points, since this

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[chose_humanity]

Like you're speaking good.

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Kate Gregson

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[blondecanary]

Dinah Lance

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Jenny Sparks

Listen to the Lecture

[chose_humanity]

Ah, the talking.

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[ashockingbitch]

Hmpfh. Bloody Irish.

Listen to... Churchill

[chose_humanity]

The famous Battle of Britain speech (here for audio). React and what have you.

Discuss!

[chose_humanity]

So from what you've heard over the past few weeks: what makes for a good orator?

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[blondecanary]

"Conviction," Dinah said, after thinking about it a bit. "Winston Churchill's voice isn't perfect, but he sounds like he believes what he's saying, and understands it. Which is more than some politicians do. Hitler had that too, even though he was buckets of crazy as well."

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[flowering_mind]

"Charisma," Ino said, leaning back in her chair. "And an understanding of what makes people tick. Patience--you gotta work with the limitations of the crowd, but you also got the advantages of a crowd too."

Talk to the TA

[chose_humanity]

Once she pings in!

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[blondecanary]

Dinah was there, not speechifying. But ready to if the moment called for it.