Professional speakers, at the highest level, are seen as thought leaders. That means we need to be one step ahead of our audiences in as many areas as possible. The lessons that can be drawn from history is a great place to start, and the more you know about history, the better. Watch this short video (2:10) I taped at Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia, which was home to one of the most significant battles of the Civil War. I’ll look forward to your comments.
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Hi Steve, I couldn’t agree more about the benefits of studying history for speakers. Often when training I pull out historical nuggets, especially the men and women who made history in some way. Why? To draw on those who achieved greatly and serve as inspiration and role models; or more importantly, to study their tactics and the ways they overcame barriers or solved problems. Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “There properly is no history; only biography.” I say, learn from those who’ve achieved greatness. Ed
No question about it our history is imperative, knowing about it and studying it says a lot about us as a people, there has been many great men and women that has been persecuted for you and I so in a nut shell, we are reflections of our history.