<p>In the world of academia I’m not too shabby, but in oration, I’m just average. I really want to become better at the art of communication, in front of audiences.</p>
<p>I’ve been watching a lot of speeches, and that it’s amazing how some leaders rely solely on hand gestures ever. They’re so convincing, and you’re really captured by the movements.</p>
<p>I’d have to say that Nicolas Sarkozy has expection oratory skills.</p>
<p>Who are you most impressed with?</p>
<p>I think that Bill Clinton is also identified as an individual who was enabled to communicate effectively with the public.</p>
<p>Definitely! I’m impressed with President Obama as well.</p>
<p>Simply watching some of their speeches makes one better at communication!</p>
<p>I’ve only read the King of Bhutan’s speeches, but I like them a lot.</p>
<p>I think my dislike of Sarkozy prevents me from seeing whatever oratory skills he may have.</p>
<p>John Kennedy. And Bobby. And some of Ted. And apparently Patrick, given the one speech of his I’ve heard/seen (exceptional, I must say). Sadly, not Caroline.</p>
<p>What?!? I love Nicolas Sarkozy. His personal matters aren’t that great, but then again, that has nothing to do with his leadership skills.</p>
<p>Overall, I think he’s taking France to new places. He’s bridging the gap between the really really rich and the really really poor to create a larger middle class. As you can tell, I’m pretty impressed by him.</p>
<p>I think the Kennedy’s are all very exceptional, but I’ve only read their speeches, never had the chance to hear them. Another thing I must youtube:)</p>
<p>Adolf Hitler. Plain and Simple.</p>
<p>I guess, but I can’t understand German, so all I hear is a bunch of yelling and then he raises his arm lol </p>
<p>Germans say he’s really good.</p>
<p>Pakistan-wise, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was our oratory hero. Killed masses but boy could that man talk. haha.</p>
<p>King of Bhutan? I haven’t hear about him, but I will look it up. Now have you heard him? Or just read his stuff?</p>
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<p>[YouTube</a> - We Choose to go to the Moon](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g25G1M4EXrQ&feature=related]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g25G1M4EXrQ&feature=related)</p>
<p>[YouTube</a> - Greatest Moments in Presidential Speeches](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rkb_wkfjyo&feature=related]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rkb_wkfjyo&feature=related)</p>
<p>Why, Thank you! I’ll have to watch those.</p>
<p>I’m a fan of hand gestures, I think they’re really effective, it gets boring watching a still person for a while.</p>
<p>However, it’s REALLY easy to go overboard with the movements and even the best politicians let that happened to them from time to time.</p>
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<p>Yeah, Bobby Kennedy saved that city. Rioting all through the country, but when Bobby spoke, he saved Indianapolis from violence.</p>
<p>I think the Kennedy’s were very passionate about topics of their time and I appreciate their words but I’m more captured by current events and how ideas of politicians who get to speak on the national podium compare to mine.</p>
<p>But that’s another topic entirely.</p>
<p>Winston Churchill was always convincing. He was more brash and didn’t try to soften his words for the public, but it did get the job done. However, he was one that was only engaging during times of crisis, he was quite lost when GB was at peace.</p>
<p>President Obama’s speech tonight on the BP spill didn’t answer many of my questions, but I thought he spoke quite eloquently.</p>
<p>I am not fond of Churchill whatsoever. But hey, I’m Irish, so it’s a (justified) bias. On that topic, some of Pat Pearse’s speeches were GREAT (I’ve used them in debate events, haha).</p>
<p>Obama’s really good, but was better during the election (sometimes he still lets it out, though).</p>
<p>I miss Tony Blair.
And Churchill was a great.
Obama is awesome.
Kennedy did work on his speeches.</p>
<p>Yeah President Obama during elections was really exceptional. I feel that leaders hit their oratory zenith during election periods and then become somewhat mellow while in term. </p>
<p>Pat Pearse, I’m not familiar with him.</p>
<p>Churchill’s awesome, and I’m not even a fan of GB. On the point of GB, I’ve never come across a monarch from GB that’s been somewhat good at speaking. However, Prince William seems promising.</p>
<p>TONY BLAIR! He was excellent.</p>
<p>I’m not sure if anyone from CC is familiar with Mr. Tim Kaine, but that is by far my favorite politician to date.</p>
<p>He was very humble in his manner of talking and everything that he promised was enacted. </p>
<p>He’s was the governor of Virginia. People like him make me want life terms for Governor’s. I was so sad to see his term end!!!</p>
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Hundreds of years of marrying cousins that were monarchs of other countries will do that.
First provisional president of the Irish Republic (1916 rising against Britain). He gave several great speeches ( [Patrick</a> Pearse, Emmet Commemoration Speech New York 1914 - Wikisource](<a href=“http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Patrick_Pearse,_Emmet_Commemoration_Speech_New_York_1914]Patrick”>Patrick Pearse, Emmet Commemoration Speech New York 1914 - Wikisource, the free online library) )</p>
<p>Yeah the Euro Monarchs were sometimes really mentally disabled, which is sad. </p>
<p>I find it funny that they’re just props for their government, well in GB’s case.</p>
<p>But yeah Irish leaders have always been zealous about their cause, something that almost everyone can appreciate on some level.</p>
<p>I really don’t figure Hitler as that good an orator, he had a silly accent (yes, even for germans) and had trouble breaking 40 percent in the polls despite “thinning” (assassinating) opposition. I think of him more of a really lucky Bush/Palin deal as he just came in during a time of depression and fear. He and the people around him just played it up more and I don’t credit his oratory skills at all.</p>
<p>But I think my favorite orators are those that keep it short and sweet and stand up straight, at least in every day life. Obviously politics and elections just play up emotions and the whole rally but it’s ridiculous anywhere else (like debate club, if you talk like Obama, all slow and emotional, shouting “YES WE CAN”, it proves nothing and helps you in no way at getting the point across). I think body language is important but it should be natural, some people do talk a lot with their hands (I’m told I do) and it helps but others don’t. I can always tell who really does or whose just confused on what to do with their hands. </p>
<p>I think the best thing to consider if you really want to practice oratory skills is to try for drama and poetry & prose. Poetry and prose UIL competitions are crazy good orators but I dislike the judges focus on dress details since that’s just ridiculous. Drama club is a good thing even if you don’t consider acting because it really breaks people out of their shells.</p>
<p>But I guess my favorite famous speech-giver will usually be Martin Luther King, no matter how cliche, I just can’t think of better speech givers.</p>