![]() ![]() Patrick Henry delivered his famous “Give me Liberty, or Give me Death” speech in an attempt to get Virginia to join the Revolution. Words won’t leave a lasting impression without an effective delivery. He aptly points out that ineffective body language can undercut even the greatest speech. Our focus last week– Demosthenes of Athens– once said that the most important element of public speaking is “action,” which essentially boils down to delivery, or as Professor Hale breaks it down further, to voice and body language. Hale of University of Louisville in the course “The Art of Public Speaking: Lessons from the Greatest Speeches in History,”) will be focused on the revolutionary Patrick Henry and what he can teach us about delivery. Week two of our continuing series “Lessons from History,” (where we’ll be discussing lectures given by Professor John R. ![]()
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