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| Adolf Hitler at the Berlin Sportpalast Speech, February 10, 1933. |
Adolf Hitler is well-known as a
master rhetorician; however, most clips of Hitler’s speeches usually feature
just a few seconds of him frothing at the mouth. Compelling enough, but they
do not allow the viewer the grasp the broader aspects of his ability as a public
speaker. Hitler’s success as a public speaker was not due to his ability shout
louder than everyone else, but rather that he scientifically broke down his
performance, analyzing gestures and postures, modulating tempo, learning to
read the audience and respond accordingly.
The following video clip is from Hitler: The Whole Story (1989
Cine-Art/Munich), which aired on the
Discovery Channel in 1990. Here, this segment provides an analysis of the techniques Hitler
used to improve his performance and maximize his hold on the audience, as well
as the psychological motivations behind his extraordinary public speaking
ability.
For fuller context,
the next clip, from The Fatal Attraction of Adolf Hitler (1989), features an interview with a 1930's-era Berlin social worker who discusses the poverty that contributed to Hitler's appeal as a secular "messiah." Additionally, Egon Hanfstaengl, son of Hitler's foreign press officer Ernst Hanfstaengl (who defected in 1937), provides insight into Hitler’s psychology as it regards his approach to connecting with the German masses. The clip also notes Hitler's then-innovative use of airplanes in campaigning and ends with an extended excerpt from his infamous speech at the Berlin Sportpalast on
February 10, 1933, not long after his appointment as Chancellor.
Note: The above video clips are hosted on an Aeolus 13 Umbra YouTube channel.
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