#180: Winston Churchill & The English Language

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He is considered by many to be the greatest public speaker in
British history, and his words and speeches were a defining force
in the British war effort.


In this episode, we'll learn all about how Winston Churchill used
the English language to inspire a nation.


Winning the 1953 Nobel Prize for literature

Early obstacles to being a great orator

Completing his education on his own

Studying the great English orators

Spending four decades as a member of parliament

Churchill's gift for storytelling

The medium: the radio

My grandfather's memories of Churchill's speeches

Background to Churchill's speeches

How Churchill wrote

Writing more words than William Shakespeare and Charles
Dickens combined

Speech #1: "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears
and sweat“ 

Speech #2: "We shall never surrender"

Speech #3: "Give us the tools, and we will finish the job"

Why Churchill's words are so powerful

Churchill's wit (and some funny jokes)



Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary
available on the website:
https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/winston-churchill-language


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