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George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw · 1856 – 1950

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Why it matters: Social class is performance and language; satire to expose hypocrisy
Use in training and coaching: Pygmalion is the classic text on how speech shapes how people are judged: direct link to spoken English training
What to read: Pygmalion; Major Barbara; Man and Superman; Saint Joan
Writer: George Bernard Shaw (1856 – 1950)
Life in one line: Irish playwright, critic, socialist; Nobel 1925
Read in this order: Pygmalion; Major Barbara; Man and Superman; Saint Joan
Big idea: Social class is performance and language; satire to expose hypocrisy
Lesson for your work: Pygmalion is the classic text on how speech shapes how people are judged: direct link to spoken English training