How to Speak So People Will Listen

[@ModernRogue]

You know you want to learn how to use a butterfly knife. Well, learn in safety and style with a butterfly bottle opener! Join Brian and Jason on their classic butterfly knife journey: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnvReX-eqqebbLM We’ve got a free Butterfly Bottle Opener for four winners of this weeks Scam Stuff giveaway, just enter at gimme.scamstuff.com (no purchase necessary, giveaway ends 3/19/2020). Congrats to the winners of last weeks Extra Credits DVD: Kalani Bari, Benjamin Fitzgerald, Christopher Pierce, Andre Susanto, Vassilis Ananiadis, Bentley Bliley, Dayton Daniels, James Mickle, Martin Quist, and Joe Miller (we will contact you via email within the next two weeks)

[@mcacosplay6160]

since jason has conquered death we'll have the modern rogue FOREVER! yay!

[@nickolasgoldinak3132]

The Modern Rogue hey guys you should do an episode about clearing rooms with the local pd you got there I think that would be pretty good

[@bernardmulligan5504]

Can you do a video on how to make homemade toilet paper. A really sharp knife and a tree doesn't seem to be working to well.

[@wobblysauce]

OH no... Jigsaw... reset the counter.

[@710thcenturydigitalboy4]

don't get laughed at, buy a kershaw lucha and be glad a month later when your handles or scales don't disintegrate mid-opening, bear ops i'm putting you on blast officially, as well as CCC on amazon and the garbage linked here, it's not even a BBbarfly as far as i can tell.

[@completeandtotalregret4362]

As someone who is currently in a college speech class, this is perfect for everyone who doesn’t want to take a class and pay a tuition to learn this great skill.

[@BrianGovatosinapub]

Wow, that's crazy to hear. Thanks!

[@billyt5657]

Johnny Parsnips ‘you’re doing something I wouldn’t? Oh I’ll tell you why that’s wrong’ could’ve also been your reply.

[@Phil-S8]

CDC: Practice social distancing Modern Rogue: How to speak to a crowd! Edit: LMAO, they changed the title because of people commenting.

[@OdinOfficialEmcee]

It will be very useful after this apocalypse

[@MakinMoneyISeasy]

They probably filmed all these shitty videos weeks ago.

[@ModernRogue]

Aw, man. N, you seem upset. Not sure why you’re spending your Friday covering our videos with sassy comments, but you appear to be one sleepy toddler, my friend. What say you take a break and we can go back to being best friends tomorrow?

[@WhatJaneSays]

Actually this might be a great skill with more people working from home, many for the very first time! Communicating remotely has a lot in common with effective public speaking.

[@lich.possum]

@@ModernRogue Ngl you sound like a character from a kids show. Like barney. I love it

[@michaelraum3116]

2:27 Brian you hit the nail on the head for me. I’ve always been introverted and uncomfortable when talking to others, but as soon as I started learning magic. I’m much more confident because I not only feel in control, I am in control. It’s so much easier to do something you’ve done a hundred times before, it’s like breathing. Also shout out to your scam school tutorials, they really got me going on my magical journey. 👍

[@spartansquid5931]

Jokes on you, I was recently hit by a truck and now I'm somewhere else learning *real* magic.

[@nobody-pr7fg]

Can we get a compilation titled "Jason Murphy" or "Brian Brushwood" where you just summarize their personalities by putting their best clips together, such as Jason's net neutrality freakout and *"you can try*"

[@Doldar]

I want to see, Jason Murphy with a gallon of Arby’s sauce.

[@kopasedik]

Learning how to delegate parts of a presentation to the recipients is such excellent advice. In addition to the reasons this expert gave here, it increases your audience engagement. It makes them feel more invested in the success of your speech, it wakes them up, and forces them to think critically about everything you're saying so they can contribute and become part of the message.

[@firefly5247]

Dang it guys, post this two weeks earlier and I could have used it for giving my lab presentation. Fantastic video, another fantastic guest.

[@kevinramcharan6834]

I actually have to give a eulogy this weekend, and then this video shows up. Thank you guys so much.

[@BrianGovatosinapub]

No joke, if this ends up being valuable to you and you alone, that would be a great ROI. Be well. I hope you can at least enjoy time with friends/family at the service.

[@kevinramcharan6834]

@@BrianGovatosinapub thanks man, really means a lot.

[@spaztic8188]

@@kevinramcharan6834 how'd it go btw

[@kevinramcharan6834]

@@spaztic8188 it went well, emotionally it was tough to face but I'm honored I got the opportunity to deliver it.

[@Drayle88]

.... Dude looking at the camera and talking to me little weird after so long they made a point of NOT looking at the camera lol

[@Bob5mith]

Then they switched cameras and he kept looking at the first one.

[@patrickchinoski]

"The only thing to fear is fear itself" No? "the only thing to fear is public speaking"

[@mehmetmalli]

The only thing to fear is the lack of fear

[@jessetheunending9357]

@@mehmetmalli that's terrifying!

[@jek__]

​@@mehmetmalli 100% true. Fearful people are trustworthy, because they tend to be educated and aware. It's the fearless who are truly dangerous

[@skully_8500]

Like I just wanted to say I never ever watch long KZbin videos because they can never entertain me or make me laugh. With one exception. This channel. This is the only channel where I actually watch the entire videos. You just both have the best personality and your both so damned funny. I wish I found you years ago

[@ryngak]

Note to all potential rogues: if Brian ever offers to show you some "magic in the bathroom," RUN!

[@breedlove94]

Probably wanna stay away from crowds for a while lmao

[@allisonlennox7140]

The discription in second person gave me flashbacks to bad fanfiction days. Man I *love* this channel.

[@TylerJacksonMagic]

Listen closely rogues, every word of this is pure gold.

[@BrianGovatosinapub]

NO YOU ARE!

[@goose_duck121]

Its nuts how schools teach you to write persuasive and informative essays by providing the solution first then going into your whys and problems but this completely flips it on its head and its 100x better. Amazing

[@BrianGovatosinapub]

Great point.

[@dropkickedmurphy6463]

Being a small person sucks, and finally, I can talk with confidence. Thank you, Modern Rogue.

[@ccrusher1]

Waking up to a modern rogue video? My day has been made.

[@KINGFATMAN2011]

this really spoke to me, i am an introvert that learned a lot of these tricks from my first year college public speaking teacher and now I am in my last year of law school.

[@morlunknight884]

I did speech and debate in highschool and I can't definitely say that it has helped land every job I've had since I have no public speaking issues, and I can work with difficult people. It's pretty great

[@user-cf3so7mi2o]

This video is the arch nemesis of the speech jamming one.

[@BrendanFromBC]

That spoiler warning graphic and progress bar was mind-blowing. Great concept and execution editor!

[@BrandtHughes]

Thanks!

[@micahphilson]

Distilling the Lord of the Rings to one tweet? "Midget returns defective jewelry to manufacturer, kills Satan in the process."

[@DavidWillanski]

I love the correct use of interrobangs in the captions

[@nicholasricardo8443]

I'm really fortunate that my family cared very much about my oratory skills, since around 1st grade I had to give speeches and perform plays.

[@BrianGovatosinapub]

Wow, yes. That is incredibly fortunate. Early experience is everything.

[@CK-ceekay]

This kind of episode serves Brian and Jason's backgrounds very well. It brings together Brian's stage performance work and Jason's writing work.

[@MrRezRising]

Your comments on narrative economy were golden. Strunk and White would be proud. Omit needless words (#17) is a rule to live by. For 2020, I decided I will tell no anecdote longer than 20 secs (tried 10 secs, but it turned into an academic exercise. Nuance was lost...) and it feels like when you're on stage: There is simply no time to add all this "fat". Tell the story and get on with it! This channel is better than YT. Hope youre thinking of expanding.

[@azulknight474]

How has the Modern Rogue been more useful than the public education system? Keep up the great videos! Love that you're branching out a bit

[@CoalDiamondandhisawesomeness]

I have an essay due in a few days, and I think this did help me realize how to pace and introduce the essay. Thank you. That has always been a weak point in my essays.

[@ClokworkGremlin]

Not that TMR doesn't often have really good info, but this is some especially good advice.

[@RayTC]

I usually just inform myself about a topic and start a flow making up as i go. Top marks and praises from teachers and students alike. Protip: involve the audience

[@vexinglex4996]

One truth that I've learned as a theater actor and art teacher, and what I always try to pass on to my students is this: It takes years of practice to be spontaneous. Public speaking used to be one of the most important modes of communication, community, and dissemination. Sure, you could bang your pots and pans, put on your sandwich board of doom, and wail against Pilate on your soapbox... But few, if any, will actually pay attention if you don't know how to prepare your speech and understand your crowd. In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, two important characters--Brutus and Antony--speak about the recently dead eponymous character, Caesar. We remember Antony's speech ("Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears") a little more than we do Brutus' ("Romans, Countrymen, and lovers, hear me for my cause"). Antony caught the heart and passion of the crowd and not-so-subtly mocked Brutus by thrice saying he was, "... an honorable man." Check out Brutus here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/paGTdYRmj5ton6s Check out Antony here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2mcfn-rgbh9nc0 The transcript here: www.opensourceshakespeare.org/views/plays/play_view.php?WorkID=juliuscaesar&Act=3&Scene=2&Scope=scene

[@nicholasdrake4616]

The edits on these videos gives me life

[@Casbury_]

Most of this is for persuasive speaking, while many school students need to build upon declarative speaking / presentations. A presentation about catcher in the rye doesn't usually have a major "point" to it

[@kianhaynes23]

them saying that you need the opening to capture people's attention is something I've never heard anyone say in such a way that I understood personally. I performed a speech to my school of 500 or so and when I went on the stage people were chatting and whispering, but when I said the words 'they say a picture says a thousand words so with these thousand words, let me paint a picture in your mind' as soon as I said that everyone silenced for the speech. and I honestly don't think that speech would have nearly the same impact if I hadn't have opened it with that sentence

[@merricks6991]

I feel like the Modern Rogue are training us to be soldiers. In the apocalypse.

[@sethwilson2640]

You guys should do an armor episode where you not only make your own armor but test out different types ( chain mail, iron plated, etc ) please and thank you you guys rock and hope you have a splendid day

[@tzisorey]

"Hey everyone - I've been told to use a joke to break the ice, but I'm already on stage, so we'll just say that counts"

[@realJman51]

Better than the speech class i have to take

[@Josh-fq4qm]

when brian said microsoft im available i guess he burned his bridges with dell

[@TheSniper9752]

Dell is garbo anyway

[@CoalDiamondandhisawesomeness]

I mean Dell is a computer manufacturer and Microsoft is primarily a computer operating system.

[@topfeedcoco]

@2:32 Jason's face when Brian says "It's something that you can practice at home alone in the bathroom enough times..." 😆😂

[@MystLunarabne]

2:00 I feel like that'd just make you more likely to start the speech with "Howdy partners!" and then just continue to talk in an exaggerated cowboy accent.

[@ronray3293]

Authenticity is vital... if you can fake that you've got it made!

[@drewgrubich9742]

Nice job Brian. I’d throw “Improvise” by Mick Napier on there too with “Truth in Comedy” as extremely useful books for life and/or living.

[@BrianGovatosinapub]

Agreed entirely, in fact I... Oh wait, this is Drew? You already know everything I was about to type.

[@filnn]

What I've learned from this is that Public Speakers have a lot in common with Confidence Artists.

[@Ephesians_6.10]

"I don't know if I'm supposed to kill you?" "YOU CAN TRY!!"

[@ReezeGoingSenseless]

Currently, maybe from a distance as well.Perhaps wearing a mask.Just to be more confident.

[@ivandelaguardia1]

Ski mask and a hoodie and sunglasses work well, and maybe long pants and gloves work really well, and just in case to make yourself feel more safe bring a gun too

[@MrNight-dg1ug]

Firefighter gas mask with an air supply connected / diving mask + air supply.

[@skwaab]

On GOD. Jason is so flipping endearing in this episode.

[@vladimircapko9033]

Jason Murphy is my favorite, period. 🤣🤣🤣

[@EchosTackyTiki]

Jason's face at 2:36 after he hears Shwood say "you can practice it at home, alone, in the bathroom." You missed that opportunity Murphy.

[@JamesOrr81]

Okay. Statute of limitations was up on Wizard of Oz. Was not up on LOTR. For shame Brushwood. *holds hand to earpiece* I'm being told that it's up on that too. nevermind.

[@bobkmak3470]

The issue with privacy.com is, they don’t actually protect your privacy when approached by a formal institution. If they are asked by any law enforcement agency (not even through subpoena, just a favor), they will just fork over all your data, including your name, address, actual credit card info, etc. They legally don’t have to act like that, they just choose to not value the privacy of customers...

[@ModernRogue]

Any citations for any of this? Also: we hadn’t considered law enforcement issues. Is their policy in any way different from the credit card companies?

[@derhirte7656]

Jason's face at 2:36 is the purest form of comedy I have see in a long time.

[@SuperMarksman2010]

This guy started talking directly to the camera in a Modern Rogue video, and my computer screen exploded. On my phone now.

[@mwntsimanyanaii2847]

The number 1 fear is not the fear of public speaking. Nor death for that matter... No. The number one fear is far deeper than that. And it is a fear that everyone has. You could go as far as to say it is the only fear there is... So what is it? The fear of the unknown... Let me explain... The fear of death is not necessarily a fear of dying. It is a fear of all of the unknowns related to dying. Will I suffer? Is there something on the other side? Will I be satisfied with the life I will leave behind. And so on... The fear of public speaking is much the same. Will I make an ass of myself? Will I get booed off? What if I mess my speech up? Etc... The real fear is the unknown. And the fear of the unknown can manifest itself in many ways such as a fear for public speaking, death, dogs, crowded places, flying, snakes, spiders, strangers.... You get the point....

[@3en847]

Legit have to give a speech in less than a week. Sorry social life, I'm gonna be watching this video on repeat for a bit.

[@BrianGovatosinapub]

You got this. YOU GOT THIS.

[@divinewind86ful]

this video is gold. had to give it a Thumbs up

[@lbush602]

Can we get an “I suppose” count from the entirety of modern rogue lol. Keep up great work guys

[@danialsalahuddin754]

great video y'all

[@philismenko]

I have written some argumentitive essays and its foreign to hear "hold solutions" because part of writing is presenting your thesis, explain, tie it back in a bow

[@Metalhammer1993]

I think key is being authentic. I like to start with a joke before turning serious. it´s something i prefer to do. Not because i hope for something personal preference. So when I had to hold a little speech at my university (my part of our research project flunked. not because I messed up but because of side reactions that were not foreseen. Infact one that seemed new to us and it was just the rest of the organic chemistry and macromoplecular chemistry departmen.t about 50 guys. Every group presented their results for the quarter) I started with the lame old microphone joke. I tapped it. "is this thing on?" I knew it was "okay that joke doesn´t get better, the more you try it, but thankfully i´m a better chemist than comedian." That got the laughs I wanted and then I could present the news. i kind of dumped ten grand down the drain and got absolute no result whatsoever. at best a vague Idea why what I was supposed to do was impossible. So I started "alright, bad news, good news. I won´t ask what you want to hear first, because if anybody wants to start with the good news, my speech is ruined.So you guys are gonna get the bad news first. I blew ten grand down the drain. The blown up fumehood not included, as that one is covered by insurance." (a fumehood in the lab I was working in had been blown up by a colleague so it was a good humored jab at that colleague in the audience. and every fumehood is a great deal more expensive than ten grand ) "second bad news is, the catalyst i tried out does not work, at least not on a titanium center. So everybody who´s into stereochemistry perk up, because the good news are for you: It is entirely due to steric reasons, so maybe before the end you guys already figured out, how we can fix the problem." cue to a powerpoint marathon through my master´s. and In organic chemistry, everyone is into stereochemistry. If you´ve got a problem with that, o-chem is not your business. And in the end we arrived at my hypothesis that it could work on a hafnium or zirconium center. Which has been proven wrong by the way. That catalyst my boss had theoretically cooked up (and that i synthesized and tried out) just does not work. That Titanium is too small never was the problem. What the real problem was is by the way way beyond me. I just got everyone convinced, it would be the size of the titanium (which I by the way believed myself. I simply had no time to check for titanium´s larger cousins hafnium and zirconium)

[@EarlofDestruction]

I award you the best comment of the year prize

[@zeusgott5899]

It's interesting how different the teachings are. In philosophy eg. it is common to 'spoil' your point at the beginning of however you present your thesis and I must say, I find this to be a more convincing way, because as a recipient you can match the arguments directly to the thesis. It's not about getting attention by making the recipient ask 'what's all this about? ' but 'is what's being said logical or not / true or not?'

[@reggiep75]

Looking forward to the video regarding Modern Rogue DIY horsey sauce... I need to know it's magickness!

[@d00m]

When Jason did that look at the camera like Jim from the office after Brian said "it's something you can practice at home alone in the bathroom" lmao

[@humanoid251]

This reminds me of my final speech in my communications class my sophomore year of college. I had to do a speech on an issue I thought needed to be addressed, provide some examples and then offer a solution. The topic I chose was AI and I literally started my speech by showing my class a little Terminator action figure and saying that AI could lead to our demise. I then presented examples of robots that can read emotion and act like humans like Sophia and WATSON. I then make connections to sci fi films where AI revolts and even provided examples of scientists saying how long we have and the dangers AI could pose and at the end my solution was just stop trying to make AI so advanced. And bam, that combined with a more or less loud voice and consistent tone and confidence I got a 97/100 on that speech. 2nd best of the class 😎 oh and I have anxiety so that made me feel even better about my ability to speak

[@andrews4321]

As it turns out, they were right when they said "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger". Jason Murphy has godlike strength after all of the injury counter resets.

[@MaeveFromTheVoid]

This video came on the perfect time!

[@shibesilly]

this radiates wholesome masculinity

[@bmitch3020]

Me: this is so useful, now I just need someone to die so I can tell their eulogy. Covid-19: I go you bro.

[@xdtimetoastergaming273]

Modern rogue quote of the year "in sorry it was Brian's idea" - Jason

[@bigweld4328]

Brian's hair is Glorious in the ad at the beginning lol

[@MrSenseless97]

Now I have the sudden urge to watch The Wizard of Oz!

[@TheToasterWaffle]

2:34 the cut to the wide specifically for Jason's face lol

[@darrellwillis4871]

I took speech in college- Hated it. Passed it with a D. I wish I learned this sooner.

[@bobbersoniiv5694]

“It’s a structure that you can practice at home, alone in the bathroom...” Jason, buddy.

[@dancochran1079]

Just got my pen of greatnesses a few days ago and I love it the only problem is that I have used up 1 stick of lead and I can figure out how to put a new one in any advice?

[@ModernRogue]

Just click and hold down the top, and ease in a full length of new graphite.

[@techfreak244]

@@ModernRogue my mind went into a dirty area.

[@dancochran1079]

For me it is not working it is getting stuck a little ways in any advice?

[@Wolfcubware]

My 20 minute speech has gone...reduced to atoms thanks to this video

[@StrokeMahEgo]

Slam your fists on the podium, and be loud. BLOOD ALONE MOVES THE WHEELS OF HISTORY

[@veggai]

"How to Speak to a Crowd Confidently " cut to Brain talking to a crowd like they where kids

[@jaakkop5703]

2:36 Jason

[@paulwozere]

haha I always describe Modern Rogue as "Mythbusters with bloopers"

[@xxv]

Need this

[@jackdaniels7482]

Love the lo-fi beats!

[@Adam1984_]

Jason's thousand yard stare at Brian talking about practicing magic in the bathroom is the funniest thing I've seen in a long time.

[@BigTpetty]

Him: I dk if I’m supposed to kill you?! Jason: YOU CAN TRYYYY!

[@amusementhunter]

Its like MR knew I had a job interview next week

[@cheeseyoger]

Privacy notifies you when a card is used unsuccessfully; that happened to me one time when I tried to use my papa johns card on the dominoes app.

[@klannstyle]

This one remembers me of the Brian being present at Pen&Teller (with the "butcher thing"). I saw you there man ;-) You were a tiny bit "shy" from your usual scamnation videos and from this ones. But, there were 2 important magicians + vegas, right? And also you might knew that you would not fool them, it was maybe one of your goals to be there, on that stage. Eh, cheers and be well, you're doing so good in what you're doing.

[@saywhat9158]

I’ll bet this fear is more prolific in older generations where parenting/society focused on the idea that kids should be seen not heard and thus self-confidence was effected by parental domineering instead of promoting self-independence. In this new social media world, it seems kids are way more comfortable [if not too comfortable] with airing their opinions and beliefs without regard for how it will be perceived or whether they have accurate or even well thought out ideas to convey. It’s hard to say whether this is better or worse as we have enough [politicians] that talk without saying anything of value.

[@alexandercatlin2130]

"I'm calling it the like button from now on." You guys owe me a new keyboard.

[@angelemmanuelperezmuniz1474]

For those wondering why magicians practice in the bathroom the answer is mirrors and maybe privacy (not the sponsor). I do it in my room instead because I have more mirrors and space there.

[@Sheridantank]

How does a modern rogue prepare? That would be a great video. In relation to today’s situation, and for the environment you live in. Things you carry, keep in your car, house, etc. Ideals and believes for different situations. Find a preparedness KZbin to collab with I’m sure there’s one.

[@MrDenden94]

Jason Is just a walking meme machine

[@TheEraihiryuu]

Hey, I'll have you know Jason is quite the professsional purple heart winner, the amount of ouchies he's gotten is rather epic. ^.^

[@haydensearle9008]

Aww...I was kind of hoping that they would tell us how that credit card sting worked out for them in the end, and who they caught from Brian's attempt

[@marcomotroni]

15:48 Jason says the smartest thing ever, no joke

[@bellkodi]

Love the videos!

[@JollibeenosHasYourCoordinates]

7:07 Was Ted the same Ted who took a dump in the corner during the Master Communicator episode?

[@ConnorLordBassist]

I really enjoyed that music in the background! But it is at times a little loud.