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You’d have
to have a very dark heart not to get a little misty-eyed
reading “Farewell,
Godspeed: The Greatest Eulogies of Our Time.” And you’d
have to be blind not to notice what makes these eulogies so
strong and this book so fascinating.
It’s the
wonderful stories. These eulogies are a wonderful lesson to
all of us of the power of stories to grip an audience.
The book
compiles eulogies from a range of famous people: from Martin
Luther King, Jr. to Lucille Ball. You’ll learn about:
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Albert
Einstein’s never-ending patience with people who would stop
him on the street and ask for a photograph to be taken with
the great scientist. “Well, the old elephant has gone
through his tricks again,” Einstein would say with a smile
as he humored those who wanted to meet him.
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Chet
Atkins and the first time he ever played guitar on the Grand
Ole Opry. “Minnie Pearl came up and kissed him and said,
‘You’re a wonderful musician. You’re just what we’ve been
needing around here,’” said Garrison Keillor in his eulogy.
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Sammy
Davis Jr. and how he took the time to speak with the young
Gregory Hines long before Hines was famous. Hines tells of
going to see Davis at the Apollo theater in Harlem and
sitting on the front row where Davis noticed Hines in the
audience and winked.
If you want
to really grab an audience, take a lesson from the great
eulogists. Tell your audience a story.
At
Speechworks we help our clients learn how to communicate in a
way that connects and persuades. If you’re interested in
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