SOUTH LANCASTER SPEAKERS CLUB

A Lancashire Speakers Club Opening Speech
Public speaking education in a Lancashire Speakers Club - David Knox's presentation
RED IS THE COLOUR
Red is the colour of fire and blood, so it is associated with energy, war, danger, strength, power, determination as well as passion, desire, and love. Red is a very emotionally intense colour. It enhances human metabolism, increases respiration rate, and raises blood pressure.
Colour ranges from yellow-tinged Scarlet to dark red Burgundy
COLOUR RED ASSOCIATED WITH SYMBOLISM
*EGYPTIANS AND MAYANS COLOURED FACES RED IN CEREMONIES
*ROMAN GENERALS BODIES COLOURED RED TO CELEBRATE VICTORY
*USSR’s FLAG RED AFTER BOLSHEVIK REVOLUTION 1917
*ROMAN CATHOLIC CARDINALS WEAR RED - BLOOD OF CHRIST
THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
*RED is the COLOUR at the END of VISIBLE SPECTRUM of LIGHT ROYGBIV
*RED SKY AT NIGHT – xxxx SAYING red sky @ night …..warning
*MARS THE RED PLANET
Mars is red because it has a layer of rusty dust covering its entire surface! Mars has some of the largest dust storms in the galaxy, in which the red dust gets whipped into the light atmosphere surrounding the planet.
*AUTUMNAL COLOURS - RED LEAVES ONE ALSO HAVE THE GOLDS
RED ONE OF THE FIRST COLOURS USED IN PREHISTORIC ART
PHRASES WITH COLOUR RED
Red Letter Day - Memorable Day
Red Carpet – Preferential Treatment
Caught Red Handed – Clearly Guilty
Red Tape – Excessive Formalities in Government Process
In the Red – a Term to Describe an Economic Loss
RED FOR DANGER - WARNING
*ROAD SIGNS – Prohibitive- no entry, no overtaking, stop
*TRAFFIC LIGHTS
*RED CARD IN FOOTBALL – sent off. CHELSEA FC Blue is the Colour
STAYING WITH THE FOOTBALL CONNECTION - LIVERPOOL FC
- Bill Shankly chose all red strip – danger and power 25/11/1964
Mentioned earlier about red and the Rainbow
What do you find at the end of a rainbow – A POT OF GOLD
LIVERPOOL ‘s POT OF GOLD – THE PREMIER LEAGUE
David Knox
South Lancaster Speakers Club
11th March 2020

Red is the colour speech at the South Lancaster Speakers Club