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“The elements which determine the make of any particular sermon are three; the preacher, the material, and the audience; just as the character of any battle is determined by three elements; the gun (including the gunner), the ammunition, and the fortress against which the attack is made.”

Made Character Three Audience Particular Materials Battle Elements Gun Including Determine Determined Preacher Sermons Fortresses Ammunition Gunners

Book:The Joy of Preaching

Source: The Joy of Preaching

“The idea that women are innately gentle is a fantasy, and a historically recent one. Kali, the Hindu goddess of destruction, is depicted as wreathed in male human skulls; the cruel entertainments of the Romans drew audiences as female as they were male; Boudicca led her British troops bloodily into battle.”

Humans Ideas Fantasy Audience Battle Female Destruction Males Entertainment British Gentle Goddess Troops Skulls Kali

Author:Naomi Wolf

“Public speaking professionals say that you win or lose the battle to hold your audience in the first 30 seconds of a given presentation.”

Firsts Winning Given Loses Audience Battle Seconds Presentation Public Speaking Win Or Lose

Book:Brain Rules (Updated and Expanded): 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School

Source: Brain Rules (Updated and Expanded): 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School

“I think people are drawn to characters that break the rules. I think there is something about a good person doing bad things for what they consider to be a good reason. Then the battle is on to almost prove to the audience that it's justified. How far can you go with that? How far can that character go before people won't accept it? Trying to walk to edge of that line is a challenge.”

People Thinking Trying Persons Reason Character Challenges Lines Walks Accepting Break Audience Battle Prove Edges Bad Things Justified Good Person

Author:Steven Knight

“I have a lot of friends who were stand-ups, and they just stopped after a while, because they didn't like that battle, or they just couldn't do it. And then they would get on a sitcom and get visible and get back into it, because the audience was just way easier on them. But they lost those crucial years of learning to turn any audience into your audience.”

Way Years Turns Lost Audience Easier Battle Visible Get Back Crucial Sitcom Lots Of Friends

Author:Patton Oswalt

“We talked about trying to create an image that would somehow, to an audience, create the sense of awe, wonder and shock that the troops must have felt that their monarch - and a female monarch - went to the frontline of battle and was prepared to lay down her life. This speech is so well known and has been done in virtually every version of the events of Elizabeth's life.”

Trying Wells Has Beens Done Felt Known Wonder Audience Events Battle Speech Female Lays Prepared Versions Awe Shock Troops Well Known Monarchs Frontline

Author:Cate Blanchett

“When you go out there to do comedy, you feel like you're doing battle with the audience a lot of the time. You're either going to get 'em, or you're not.”

Feels Audience Comedy Like You Battle Ems

Author:Rob Riggle

“If you actually have to engage with somebody who's superior to you and actually battle with them, struggle with them, I think it's more interesting, and funnier for the audience.”

Ifs Thinking Interesting Audience Struggle Battle Superiors

Author:Peter Capaldi