Dramatize your ideas

The movies do it. TV Does it. Why don’t you do it?

1. This is the day of dramatization. Merely stating the truth isn’t enough. The truth has to be made vivid, interesting, dramatic.
2. Use SHOWMANSHIP
3. I applied this principle during my course at the Dale Carnegie Institute. We were asked to give a two minute speech on something that we wanted to teach the class. My lesson was on this principle. I had brought my guitar to the class that day. When I was called up for my turn, I took my guitar with me. I sat down in the chair and informed the class that I was not going to be teaching them how to play the guitar. Instead, I was going to instruct them that to learn a skill, you must be patient and apply the skill diligently everyday. In fact, it shouldn't take anymore than a couple minutes a day to learn the human relation principles of Dale Carnegie. Today, I learned Principle 19: Dramatize your ideas. I will be applying this principle during this speech so that the class will have an indelible image in their mind of this principle. Man with Guitar. I began to strum my instrument, pausing being statements. In all, my two-minute speech consisted of only 30 seconds of actual words. The rest was music and dramatic pauses. In fact, I dramatized my speech so well that the class was mesmorized and exploded into applause when I was finished. If I had not already received the Outstanding Performance Award, I would have received it again. I have no question.