来自美国威斯康星大学麦迪逊总校传播艺术学院的Stephen E. Lucas教授被誉为“演讲之父”，他所出版的The Art of Public Speaking（《演讲的艺术》）一书，在26年中已连续再版10次，成为了美国最权威，最受欢迎的公共演讲教材。
此次有幸邀请到了这位美国顶尖传播学者，再次来到上海外国语大学，并举行讲座：奥巴马与公众演讲的力量，让我们这37位APS小朋友得以目睹了大师的风采。而我额外地又协助了Lucas教授讲座中的技术支持，并且在Grace的指导下制作了两个视频来Pay Tribute，让我自己都爱不释手。
JOURNAL: BEHIND THE LECTURE
NEVER would I forget the memorable moment when I shook hands with Professor Stephen E. Lucas, the author of the Art of Public Speaking and of course, one of the most distinguished speakers of our time.
Since I started on the journey of APS this semester, I’ve desired to meet him in person. I felt quite honoured to be the assistant to him when he paid a visit to SISU on April 14 to give us a lecture on Barack Obama and the power of public speaking. Two weeks before his actual arrival, under Grace’s guidance, I started to prepare for this lecture.
One of my tasks was to produce two videos, one was to warn up the audience with selected historical and impressive speeches which were delivered by orators of note, and the other aimed to pay tribute to Professor Lucas. The former one would be played repeatedly before the lecture started, while the latter would be played once only to all the present at that time, especially to Professor Stephen Lucas.
Although it was quite time-consuming to produce videos for I was not specialized in that, but I enjoyed myself during the exploration in "the world of eloquence". There I was impressed by Aristotle and his Rhetoric, touched by Ronald Regan and his eulogy to Challenger, and deeply encouraged by Douglas MacArthur with his motto “duty, honour, country”.
It seemed that public speaking held the power to make all of these resonates with me. And it did remind me of Pietro Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana, a classical opera by which I was attracted at the first listening. So I made up my mind to combine the picture of speeches and the music of this opera. In addition, thanks to Mozart’s concerto and photos of high quality, the videos turned out to be dramatically harmonious. Even I myself was admiring when they were finally played in the West Hall. The applause from the audience witnessed the success and at that time I was delighted to hear the voice from Professor Stephen Lucas, “Thank you, Jeremy.”
The two videos heralded a good beginning of the lecture and undoubtedly the lecture itself was the most impressive and exceptional one that I had ever been given. His every act and every move were natural and unrestrained. From the Debut Speech to “Yes We Can” Speech, from “Just Word” Speech” to Victory Speech, he presented us a vivid and glamorous Barack Obama.
Now, when I read again the farewell words the Master gave me, with a sense of honour, I know that I have benefited a lot from this lecture, not only the art of public speaking, but also the essence of communication. Listening and being listened to, both of them are necessary, and the key to realizing the potential of the communication is in achieving balance in our daily life.
That day is still vivid in my mind, and I'm sure I will treasure it all my life long. ♦
Jeremy Gu
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