Suzanne Sanders, Band of Brothers: The Kings Speech
Move over Tony Robbins. Turns out, Shakespeare may be the original motivational speaker. At the Battle of Agincourt, where prospects for victory were grim, Shakespeare has King Henry V deliver one of the greatest motivational speeches of all time: “We few, we happy few, we band of brothers…”
This is the famous Band of Brothers: The King’s Speech, a masterful example of how to build a persuasive argument and rally the troops. In a one-day Chesapeake Forum course on Oct. 25th, instructor Suzanne Sanders shows how Shakespeare used language, rhetorical flourishes and pacing to build passion and feeling. We could all use some help in that department!
And if positive encouragement doesn’t work, Henry has another speech that shows how to scare the wits out of people. You won’t have to make any speeches yourself, just come and learn from Shakespeare how it’s done.
Suzanne Sanders earned a B.A. in Humanities from Johns Hopkins because, hey, somebody has to balance out all those pre-med students. She has worked as a journalist, bartender, metaphysical manager, poet, full-tilt mom, and Russian translator.
“Band of Brothers: The King’s Speech” is a one (1) session course, Oct. 25th from 10-11:30 AM, in-person at the Peachblossom YMCA, Easton, ZOOM or recording. $15. To register for this or any other Chesapeake Forum course, please visit https://chesapeakeforum.org.
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