Public Speaking, Movement and Gesture (Highlights) - 1940s

This film is pure nostalgia! Great for training in the office as an ice-breaker (Oh, the things we had to do in the days before PowerPoint! This early Coronet film takes us through the basics of effective public speaking, with its focus on body posture and gestures. There is some very funny footage here; especially in the scene demonstrating how not to make gestures when speaking (what a forensic geek this dude is!). The final "live" speech is great in that it is about nuclear energy! The speaker's motions are so calculated (albeit exaggerated for example), they are counter-productive to the film's lesson and ultimately distract from what the speaker is trying to say. Great film.

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Note: The following clip was taken directly from the original 16mm print and has been edited to approximately half the film's original length.

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Entertainment

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• 16mm
• 1940s
• film
• educational
• camp
• science
• nuclear
• atomic
• energy
• movement
• gesture
• presentation
• vintage

[jeffreymcneill]

Too bad for the annoying advertising swirling across the video, extremely distracting and disappointing

[AaronChrisBall]

I know, I know. Sorry for the "annoying advertising," folks. These are only on my early clips - none of my recent ones. I got better and smarter. (All from watching these films!) :)

[inspirationalspeake]

There is never enough of this kind or amazingly optimistic and wonderful work.

[motivationalspeake]

Thank you for sharing the great knowledge with us.

[pf126p]

"Nonverbal communication" it's called. My mother pioneered a Master's thesis on it in The 70s, and the differences between Poles and Americans - including proximity, gestures, eye contact.

[Barkim360]

Wisdom is wise action indeed action is a universal language.

[radudeATL]

They sure did have high waists back in the 40s!

[viklondon]

watta loada bollocks

[shouyuan813]

great

[Barndancer61]

Actually this film was made in the mid '50's not the '40's.

[thedivinemisswhite]

So endearing.

[vtecivicsib18]

man shut up fool