Oratory

[PoliticalNightmare]

Not sure where to post this thread, sorry :D

I would like to be a good orator and help to communicate my ideas to the world.

What is the psychology, stage mastery and numerous vocal techniques, associated with the art of being an orator? Who have been the most powerful orators in history and how have they managed to influence the masses?

[The Idler]

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[The Count]

When I think of speakers who absolutely lit the room on fire when they spoke, I unfortunately always get reminded of this man:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGhdX1SI3KY

Not sure how to embed the video.

[Comrade Wolfie's Very Nearly Banned Adventures]

Start at the beginning. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetoric_%28Aristotle%29)

[Manic Impressive]

Keep your speech clear, simple and confident, don't rush. If you're speaking to one person maintain eye contact if you're speaking to a large group pick out about 5 people in different points around the room and speak to them, this helps to direct the speech at different areas of the crowd and gives the impression that you are speaking to all the people around that spot which helps people connect to you.

That's all I can think of for now

oh yeah try and throw in some jokes

[RED DAVE]

Learn from the best:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUV2QTXIW1U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBLnTNL5ZPQ&feature=related

I can't seem to embed these.

RED DAVE

[Spawn of Stalin]

As much as I dislike the guy I think Tony Blair is a fantastic speaker. I'd say most if not all of his success can be attributed to his language skills.

[Ocean Seal]

I feel as if there should be a few categories

No Fear: Chavez (the man called Bush the devil, wins by a longshot)
Most Influential Revolutionary: Lenin
A Speaker Remembered Through the Ages: Martin Luther King
Inspired to Revolutionary Duty: Fred Hampton
Most Ideological Damage to the Right through speech: Guevara
Most Memorable Speech: Salvador Allende
Taking a stand in unfriendly waters and achieving mass success: Joe Hill
Most Influential Reactionary: Hitler
Most Subversive Reactionary: JFK
Most Destructive Reactionary: Hitler
Most Ideological Damage to the Left through speech: Reagan