The Art of Public Speaking: Lessons from the Greatest Speeches in History

I occasionally give sermons in the pulpit of my church. I’ve used every one of these techniques and have been successful. Great set of lectures!

It was a waste of time.

Professor Hale's presentations and selections of material are very helpful and insightful. I have been using them as an adjunct to my presentations in a public speaking course. They provide variety and reinforcement for the principles and practices that I encourage students to adopt for their public speaking development.

I'm rating this video as 4 stars because this film is really a presentation of the history of public speaking. Although I learned about the history of the topic, I was looking for a breakdown/lesson of giving a motivational presentation (like a Ted Talk).

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I was so enjoying the lectures on public speaking that when I got to the end I felt sad that they ended. I wanted to keep listening to them even though it was over. I appreciated the work that went into preparing the lectures as it was very well done.

The Bad:I really was interested in this lecture because I thought it would have clips or recordings of the actual speeches and then critique or lecture about them. It does not. Furthermore I felt that if it had a picture of Kennedy on the front then thaty meant we would learn about his orator skills as well. There is no mention of him. I do not feel that the lecturer is the best person to give a class on public speaking. I do not feel that the lecturer is the best person to teach about public speaking. He is very stiff, appears slightly unanimated and not a good example of what he is teaching. As I public speaker I feel that an orator should be more dynamic and memorable.The Good:There is some good information in this lecture series. The theory taught in this lecture series is accurate and helpful in my opinion. Public speaking is discussed from a historical standpoint as well and I found it to be helpful in how theory of public speaking has developed.