Kenneth Branagh

I am a big fan of the work of Kenneth Branagh, especially his films about Shakespeare. Hamlet and Much Ado About Nothing are my recommendations. Last night I was watching Love's Labour's Lost late enough at night to realize that it wasn't a movie you could fall asleep to because you have to listen to what's being said. What stuck out to me in the movie though was despite some cheesiness and a somewhat low-budget set as well as a challenging dialogue, the presentation really held the movie together. Plus it's Shakespeare. Shakespeare's ingenuity, humor and human appeal combined with the music, colors, and acting really made this movie enjoyable. What does this all have to do with communication? By appropriately catching your audience's interest through whatever medium you are using to communicate - music, dance, film, writing, verbally - and having a good presentation, you can achieve your purpose. I feel like this can apply to my writing for this class as well as presentations. Also it can help build relationships that will be beneficial in the future.