http://authenticcommunicationtraining.com/269/ Information and training on how the world's best presenters communicate. Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:47:47 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://authenticcommunicationtraining.com/269/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Michael Gardner Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:47:47 +0000 http://authenticcommunicationtraining.com/?p=269#comment-37 You are quite right. It's when we break the message down and view its elements that its genius appears. Of course the brilliance of this speech is helped by its being delivered by a gifted Shakespearean actor who has no doubt practiced this monologue and received some great coaching along the way! I particularly liked your point about its effectiveness hinging on its personalization. For a message to be powerful and motivating it has to reach us and affect us on a very personal level and appeal to emotional needs. Here it becomes art. You are quite right. It’s when we break the message down and view its elements that its genius appears. Of course the brilliance of this speech is helped by its being delivered by a gifted Shakespearean actor who has no doubt practiced this monologue and received some great coaching along the way! I particularly liked your point about its effectiveness hinging on its personalization. For a message to be powerful and motivating it has to reach us and affect us on a very personal level and appeal to emotional needs. Here it becomes art.

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