Orators

I disagree with the Greeks statement that in order to be an orator, one needed to be morally good. There are many examples throughout history of people who were the furthest from being morally good, but were so good in the power of persuasion that they had many followers and convinced them to do many things. A lecturer should, in a perfect world, be a person who is good, honest, and someone who has strong morals and values. Being good, and moral are words and characteristics that are relative to many people. Many orators give a false sense of goodness, honestly and values to their audience. They are successful, though they are not “good” because their arguments are well organized, they have an ability to build rapport with the audience, and they are to an extent charming and confident. I believe that public communication and goodness are related dependent on the orator. A good public speaker would be someone who the audience believes and trusts in what they are saying. Either the orator is a very good liar and therefore can convince the audience of his ideas, or, they see right through him and do not believe in anything said. The connection in the end is that audiences look for truth and will follow you if you are honest and inspiring; whether it be a false orator, or a true, morally good orator.