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Public Speaking, Tuesday, January 8, 2013
"Hey there," Josh said, standing behind a rostrum at the front of the room. "I'm Josh Lyman. You may all be suitably impressed now."
Yeah, it never worked in Fandom, but a guy's gotta try, right?
"Before I returned in glory to Fandom High School to teach you fine students, I was the Chief of Staff to President Matt Santos," he continued, "and before that I was the deputy chief of Staff for President Josiah Bartlet, and before that, I worked for various House and Senate members on the Hill. And before that, I got degrees from Harvard and Yale."
Be impressed, dammit!
"And in all of those places the ability to be articulate in front of large groups was absolutely crucial," Josh added. "If you can't make your point in a way people'll remember, there's no point in you even being in the room. This class will teach you how to be remembered."
He reached onto the shelf on the rostrum and pulled out a bullhorn, then tossed it to the nearest student. "And the first part of being remembered is making a good first impression. You each have fifteen seconds to get me to remember your name. Go."
Yeah, it never worked in Fandom, but a guy's gotta try, right?
"Before I returned in glory to Fandom High School to teach you fine students, I was the Chief of Staff to President Matt Santos," he continued, "and before that I was the deputy chief of Staff for President Josiah Bartlet, and before that, I worked for various House and Senate members on the Hill. And before that, I got degrees from Harvard and Yale."
Be impressed, dammit!
"And in all of those places the ability to be articulate in front of large groups was absolutely crucial," Josh added. "If you can't make your point in a way people'll remember, there's no point in you even being in the room. This class will teach you how to be remembered."
He reached onto the shelf on the rostrum and pulled out a bullhorn, then tossed it to the nearest student. "And the first part of being remembered is making a good first impression. You each have fifteen seconds to get me to remember your name. Go."
Re: Introductions [1/8]
Because pyrotechnics were memorable, that's why, and he always made a point to carry them with him.
"So, I was named for one of these things," he said, lighting it up and letting it burn. "Sparkle. I'm not going to start any wars or become president - hell, I'm Canadian, I don't think I'll ever be Prime Minister, either - but at least I have a built-in excuse to play with fireworks. Sparkle."
Re: Introductions [1/8]
Some parents were just cruel.
"Kind of like I told lightning kid over there," Billy, Josh, "don't set the class on fire, okay?"
Re: Introductions [1/8]
But really, he figured his name was plenty memorable as it was.