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re: Giving speech on fall of Rome
Posted on 2/20/14 at 1:12 am to C3W
Posted on 2/20/14 at 1:12 am to C3W
Okay, with that opener, you already have half the class looking at their phones or laptops, bored out of their skull.
Honestly, what you say is less important than How you say it.
What is your voice like? Can you project?
Give them something provocative. Something exotic. Something that will grab them and throttle them by the throat, make them uncomfortable.
"The legion is fractured. The people are restless. The hordes demand tribute.
The empire crumbles...and you (point for effect here, a slow, sweeping gesture with your finger as your eyes pierce individuals) are her sappers."
Honestly, what you say is less important than How you say it.
What is your voice like? Can you project?
Give them something provocative. Something exotic. Something that will grab them and throttle them by the throat, make them uncomfortable.
"The legion is fractured. The people are restless. The hordes demand tribute.
The empire crumbles...and you (point for effect here, a slow, sweeping gesture with your finger as your eyes pierce individuals) are her sappers."
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Posted on 2/20/14 at 1:33 am to NoNameNeeded
It's difficult because I don't want my opener to leave the idiots in there clueless
Posted on 2/20/14 at 1:43 am to AbitaFan08
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Just give a bunch of stats that makes it sound like you're talking about America, then say that it ended horribly, then reveal it was stats about Rome.
It amuses me that so many people think the fall of Rome was a bad thing.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 1:44 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
as Micheal scoot would tell you, you always lead with, "GOOOOD MORNING VIETNAM!"
Posted on 2/20/14 at 1:53 am to C3W
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It's difficult because I don't want my opener to leave the idiots in there clueless
Screw the Idoits....unless one of them is grading you.
This post was edited on 2/20/14 at 1:53 am
Posted on 2/20/14 at 2:31 am to geauxtigers6492
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Screw the Idoits....unless one of them is grading you.
Often in speech class, peer input is part of the grading process.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 6:13 am to Jim Rockford
Thesis Sentence:
The Fall of Rome was caused when the exploitative Imperial economy supplied enough wealth and leisure time for their adult women to practice widespread pubic hair grooming.
You got to hook them right out of the box.
The Fall of Rome was caused when the exploitative Imperial economy supplied enough wealth and leisure time for their adult women to practice widespread pubic hair grooming.
You got to hook them right out of the box.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 6:30 am to soccerfüt
just shout "Im gay!" and then start your speech
Posted on 2/20/14 at 6:44 am to Jim Rockford
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It amuses me that so many people think the fall of Rome was a bad thing.
And many other countries would say the fall of America wouldn't be a bad thing.
Doesn't mean they aren't similar bc it's your country.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 7:40 am to Bullfrog
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"Did you hear about the happy Roman? ..."
Posted on 2/20/14 at 7:41 am to C3W
It wasn't decadence that destroyed the Roman Empire but Christianity.
Am serious. That was the thesis of Will Durant, Edward Gibbon, and Gore Vidal.
Am serious. That was the thesis of Will Durant, Edward Gibbon, and Gore Vidal.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 7:48 am to C3W
discuss the fall of the eastern empire in 1453 instead
Posted on 2/20/14 at 8:01 am to blueboy
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Obama didn't invent food stamps either. He just tripled the amount the govt. doles out.
My favorite is the tards whose only comeback is, "Well, Obama is only three times as shitty as the worst decisions ever made by Reagan and Bush. Take that!!!"
On topic: Rome fell due to internal strife.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 8:39 am to C3W
How can I start it off to catch audiences attention? Any ideas?
Open with this:
“The history of nations shows that the cycle of the body politic slowly but surely undergoes change . . .
It progresses –
From bondage to spiritual faith
From spiritual faith to courage
From courage to freedom
From freedom to abundance
From abundance to selfishness
From selfishness to complacency
From complacency to apathy
From apathy to fear
From fear to dependency
From dependency to bondage.”
Posted on 2/20/14 at 8:40 am to C3W
take a shite on the floor in front of everyone
Posted on 2/20/14 at 9:15 am to Ignignot
Or he could just fart right before speaking. It'll get everyone's attention and they'll listen, hoping for a second fart.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 9:23 am to biglego
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Or he could just fart right before speaking. It'll get everyone's attention and they'll listen, hoping for a second fart.
He could also just print off the last few posts prior to this one and make comparisons to degeneracy of Roman society to that of current American society and our radical tolerance for ignorance and depravity.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 9:29 am to C3W
Go into a Paul Harvey "If I were the devil" montage.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 9:31 am to C3W
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How can I start it off to catch audiences attention? Any ideas?
"You're living in a modern day Rome. And today, I'm going to tell you how we will fall."
This post was edited on 2/20/14 at 9:32 am
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