The cheer up thread.

[CoffeeGrunt]

That Charlie Chaplain speech is an old favourite of mine. Another great one, while we're on the subject:


I did a short course studying speeches and presentations at work. Winston Churchill has such a way with words and speaking that really marks a momentous occasion.

[YorkNecromancer]

Well, I'm currently planning a scheme of learning for year 9's looking at effective public speaking, so this is going in there (we've already got Churchill, though I personally find his speeches leave me a little cold. I don't much care for his cadence).

There's a lot of speeches I like. I've run public speaking clubs for near a decade now, and it's an art form that's sadly fading; people think they know what a good speech looks like, but until you see that perfect combination of word choice, linguistic technique, vocal control and paralingustic choices all combined together with real passion and/or genuine charisma... Man. There's nothing like it.

Some of my favourites (N.B.: some NSFW language in the first two):

[Psychosplodge]

TRULY, HE IS THE GREATEST HERO OF US ALL.

Not mine obviously, I just linked it

[Psychosplodge]

[Gotthammer]

My cat’s first car ride

[Psychosplodge]

Yes but how happy will he be when less of him comes back from the vet?

[Psychosplodge]

Reasons not to [URL="http://zevbutt.tumblr.com/post/122768461778/silly-slacker-person-mrswaylandworld"]smoke[/URL]

[CoffeeGrunt]

I now have yet another reason to add to the list.

[eldargal]

[URL="https://vine.co/v/OYzMBqvaDir"]This is just hilarious[/URL]

[Kirsten]

Ha, excellent