# Getting Yourself Across

Shows the part the speaker's personality plays in getting ideas across to his audience. The effect speaking practice has on the personality development of the speech student. Shows how a speaker's interest, preparation, sincerity, vitality and confidence bring about successful communication. Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary./iws why a speaker's personality is important in getting ideas across to an audience, and in turn, how speaking practice has an effect on the personality. Lecturer Charles Kahn describes aspects of Athenian life which made the achievements of the Golen Age possible, including the beauty of the city and its natural setting, the intelligence and energy of the people, the unique blend of popular government with outstanding leadership, and the vital relationships between art, religion, and citizenship. Includes dramatic exs from Oresteia, and views of historic sites in Athens, artifacts, and masterpieces of Greek art.

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1958
- Runtime: 20 min
- By: Albert Craig Baird; McGraw-Hill Book Company
- Genres: Education, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/gettingyourselfacross)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Kids profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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