The Entertainers
...nswer this question we will examine entertainment as a whole. Entertainment is a unique and powerful medium. To some, entertainment can be spellbinding and almost hypnotic. Entertainment has attained high stature. Not only in the American culture, but universally. Our entertainers are popular. Arnold Schwarzenegger is more known than William Rehnquist. All this has to do with the emotional appeal of entertainment. We become much more attached emotionally to a love story in a movie, or the lyrics in a song being sung by a popular entertainer. We are starting to see a pattern developing here, the constant is emotion. When things are communicated to us, and more of our senses are used than just sight and sound, there's a much deeper connection to our psyche. And when this indelible impression has been made upon us, the words and meanings have an enduring quality. Actors, performers, and even radio personalities have the advantage of holding an audience’s attention more so than say a college professor. Actors are highly trained in what they do. They have studied all the mechanical functions of the craft. They have studied the material for which they Effective Communication 3 are presenting. And they are driven ...