Speech, Tuesday, September 22, 2015

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"Today we're going to work on our diction," Josh said. "You can have the most amazing speech on paper, but if no one can hear you saying it, it's not going to do a lot of good, right?"

He didn't wait for a response because he was Josh, and let's be real, he very rarely waited for anyone else to talk.

"Everyone stand up. We'll start with easy stuff, then work our way to Gilbert and Sullivan."

Oh, you wish he was kidding.

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Re: Exercises!

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Kathy beamed up at him. "We--my sister and I--watched a lot of PBS as kids. So I grew up with Danny Kaye and Gilbert and Sullivan movies."

Re: Exercises!

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"You're just the nerdiest ever, aren't you?" Josh said, sounding delighted.

He was also the nerdiest ever.

Re: Exercises!

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Kathy flushed a little, but nodded. "Pretty much," she said because there was no use denying it. "I even wrote a critical essay on the Mikado last year for my AP English Lit and Composition class about the depiction of East Asian race and culture. I compared it to Madame Butterfly."

Which had also been in heavy rotation growing up.

Re: Exercises!

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"Oooh," Josh said, looking impressed. "Do you still have a copy around? I'd love to read it."

Re: Exercises!

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"I've got a copy on my laptop," Kathy offered. "It was my capstone project for the class. I can email it to you? Though, uhh, as a warning, I'm not really flattering to either one."