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One of my favorite examples of public speaking is Mr. Rogers testifying before a Senate subcommittee in support of funding for national public television. He is
by selljamhere 8y ago
One of my favorite examples of public speaking is Mr. Rogers testifying before a Senate subcommittee in support of funding for national public television. He is calm, thoughtful and thorough through the entire process, speaking simply and without grandeur. It's a small wonder he found such success, and a great example of the importance of clear communication.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKy7ljRr0AA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKy7ljRr0AA
- BlackLotus89 8y agoI only know Mr Rogers from the little american TV I watch (I'm from germany) and I'm feeling very happy for the generation(s) that were fortunate to see this program. Until now I didn't see a single episode, but hearing him speak about it made me at least a little bit curious to what this program is all about. The article of course did the prework for it.
- wavefunction 8y agoI was a child in the 80s in the US and there were some wonderful programs aimed at children that made a huge impact on my generation if nothing else: 3-2-1 Contact, Reading Rainbow, Mr. Rogers Neighborhood, Sesame Street all left indelible and positive marks on my person and have made be a better person.
- BlackLotus89 8y agoI never watched sesame street even thought it aired here. I watched Löwenzahn and a bit "Die Sendung mit der Maus" when I was young and I couldn't imagine who I would be today if I didn't watched this when I was young. It's a bit sad (at least for me) to admit, but I think some programs helped shaped me into the person I'm today, for better or worse. Today the TV hopefully hasn't got the impact on me that it used to have and I only watch selected programs and not the mainstream TV (I mean the broadcasted channels), but I guess series and movies are still a big part of my life that have a bigger impact on me than I would like to admit. Anyway what I really wanted yo say is that I'm happy for content that tries to deliver good values and information without trying to manipulate.
- gowld 8y ago> It's a bit sad (at least for me) to admit, but I think some programs helped shaped me into the person I'm today, Why is that sad? This the large purpose of culture, of art and literature.
- BlackLotus89 8y agoI thought oft it as sad, because my opinion on TV is as low as it can get and never realized the true influence this medium had on me. It's also sad because this influence was positive and I (at least I think that I) see the decay of modern entertainment.
- foobarian 8y agoToday the programs shaping kids seem to be videos on Youtube Kids of random people unboxing new toys.
- tejohnso 8y agoAnd if you received TV Ontario there was also Readalong, Read All About It, Write On, The Edison Twins, Eureka!, and probably others I've missed. All highly focused on educational content. Oh and Mr. Wizard's World coming out of Calgary. At least we still have Sesame Street.
- everdev 8y agoI can identify with being interested in each of those programs. However, any lessons must be in my subconscious as I can't relate any values, lessons or knowledge back to a memory of any of those shows even though they were aimed at education. I just know that I liked them at the time.
- macintux 8y agoAs a young child in the 70s I apparently learned how to read from Sesame Street and Electric Company. My parents were students in university and too busy to teach me, but by the time I was 4 in kindergarten I was reading to my classmates.
- Izkata 8y agoAlso my favorite, Wishbone - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-7WUuSVNVs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-7WUuSVNVs
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- solarkraft 8y agoYou sent me on a trip of watching videos about him. Pretty touching & enlightening stuff. Thanks.
- mhb 8y agoThen you'll probably enjoy this too: https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a27134/can-you-say-hero-esq1198/ https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a27134/can-you-say-...
- schoen 8y agoThe Emmy speech mentioned there: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upm9LnuCBUM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upm9LnuCBUM
- covercash 8y agoI have a playlist of Fred Rogers videos including an AMAZING 4.5 hour interview that covers everything you could ever want to know about him: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1eNhoNMQfyH0OCAwcixAmkkYz0tyPpln https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1eNhoNMQfyH0OCAwcixA...
- Hannan 8y agoHey, thanks a ton. I'm only on the second video, and it already blows my mind how the man is even more the character than the character.
- corysama 8y agoThere’s a great clip out there of Levar Burton describing being invited to Roger’s set for the first time. He says he was impressed by the character, then by how Rogers stayed in character between takes, then he saw Fred speak with his wife and realized it wasn’t a character.
- covercash 8y agoPart 4 of the interview is my favorite, but the entire thing is wonderful!
- oraknabo 8y agoI literally cried the first time I saw this.
- rkuykendall-com 8y agoI saw 'Won't You be My Neighbor' on Thursday, and this scene is in it, but before that something I hadn't seen: Clips of the previous 2 days of testimony, which were NOT going well for PBS. The senator holding the hearings was, I believe, legitimately interested in getting to the core of the issue and had VERY little tolerance for weak arguments or filler. That's why, at the beginning, Fred is asking him to read the written statement: The senator had banned people from just reading pre-written statements. It also adds so much more weight to the Senetor's response at the end, knowing that Fred wasn't being rushed in for a quick decision, but the last in many many hours of testimony that was not going well for PBS.