S03E17 · SCENE 7/23 · 04:36
Business School · Lecture hall
Michael's speech begins

Michael gives a bizarre speech, ripping pages from a textbook and using candy bars.

04:36→05:36
in the episode · 1m 00s · S03E17
Michael's speech begins

What happens

04:36–05:36

Michael enters with a Brandenburg concerto, rips pages from a student's textbook, and uses candy bars to illustrate business. Ryan redirects to Q&A.

WhereLecture hall
DriverMichael
Positionact1 · escalation
ThreadMichael's speech disaster

Key lines

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05:24

‫Very, very interesting.

05:31

‫You cannot learn from books.

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Scene DNA

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social rule violation1.0
awkward1.0
monologue

Beats

05:01Michael starts speech
05:31Michael rips pages from textbook

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04:36–05:36
A · Michael's speech disaster
B · Bat in the office
C · Pam's art show

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