Handle them carefully, for words have more power than atom bombs.
--Pearl Strachan
Words, from the time memorial have influenced the masses, grabbed the attention of people in so many revolutionary movements, has been a powerful tool in motivating, influencing, persuading, informing, translating, or simply entertaining the huge number of fans.
They made heroes overnight,
Cranborne Women's Institute23 September saw me giving an evening talk on My Life as a Freelance Comedy Writer for Cranborne Women's Institute in North Dorset. This was a small audience - just 13 - but much more responsive than another tiny crowd I wrote about previously!I am always looking for local references to include, wherever I speak, and for this, my first-ever talk in this village, I mentio
Yesterday, Barack Obama was a senator from Illinois. Today, he's our president-elect. A historic moment for our country, capped off by a historic speech.Throughout his campaign, Obama's presidential demeanor was impressive. Sometimes I wished he could have let a little more humor and lightheartedness shine through in his appearances, but at the same time I understand the pressure he must have felt
Certainly, I was reduced to tears this evening, both by John McCain and Barack Obama. Both candidates, in defeat and in victory, delivered perfect words under the perfect skies of Arizona and Chicago. The historic moment was eloquently noted as the First African American is elected President of the United States. A deeply inspiring moment for any person who knows and understands history. Obama hit
Sometimes the hardest part of a speech is what to talk about. I run into this issue a lot because I give so many speeches and I hate talking about the same topic twice. Many speakers will just work on one speech and do it multiple times, but my audience is the same [...]
Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader says he now holds the world record for most campaign speeches in a single day. Nader, who is on the ballot in 45 states but is polling in single digits, said he delivered at least 255 minutes of speeches in 21 Massachusetts communities on Saturday. Nader said that was enough to get him into the Guinness Book of World Records. To get in the record
Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin tells audiences the election is about the "truthfulness and judgment" needed to be president. But the Alaska governor often stretches the truth herself.
She has exaggerated the nature of Barack Obama's personal ties to a former 1960s radical and falsely claimed the Democratic presidential candidate plans to raise most people's [...]
After 170 minutes and 17,871 words, the 3 speeches are over. Already life, and politics, has moved on. Time for a last look through the entrails before they are cast over the shoulder of history.
Great Speeches In History Audio CD Language EnglishGreat Speeches in History In the age of the nine-second sound bite — reportedly nowthe average length of time a US Presidential candidate has to present his orher views on a particular issue via a television broadcast — it may seemindulgent to offer a selection of great speeches, some of which lastedseveral hours in their original form
What a day to look forward to. Being asked to speak at a Wedding is an honour, a privilege and a pleasure. But! It also can be a little nerve-racking. Whether you're the groom, best man, father of the bride or bride, making a speech can be made easier with some well chosen advice, a little help and thought.
What's so important about this speech?
A Wedding speech is often very personal and its
I was on iTunes this morning and saw that they have a podcast page to download some of the speeches (some as video) from last week's Democratic National Convention. You'll need iTunes installed.For good measure, here is the link to the Republican National Convention podcast page. For what it's worth, Palin's speech is generating a lot of buzz. If I can tolerate the GOP rhetoric, I'll make myself
Some of the great speeches of the past. Martin Lurther King’s I HAVE A DREAM and Bill Gates’ keynote address at Harvard University, United States of America.
MARTIN LUTHER KING - I HAVE A DREAM!
[to learn more about how to get people to do anything that you want, click here]
It’s a simple fact - the most [...]
I wonder what would happen to Obama if he actually had to give a speech without a teleprompter and a wannabe JFK spin off speech? Obama is going around spinning Veteran issues and McCain’s GI bill. Obama who has never worn a uniform to serve this nation has shown a complete lack of respect for [...]
When Senator Barack Obama steps onto the stage on Thursday, next to Berlin’s Victory column, the world will be expecting a momentous speech.
Great speakers: Enoch Powell, Mikhail Gorbachev, Barack Obama
Great speakers: John F. Kennedy, Nelson Mandela, Margaret Thatcher
A team of Telegraph writers has compiled what they believe are the most significant a
[the great orators] -- "...the only thing to fear is fear itself." -- "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country."
Keynote speeches offer a hint as to where Apple is going and what they are just around the corner from releasing. They’re one of the most sought after videos released from Apple. Finally, users of iTunes can subscribe, for free, to the keynote speeches by Steve Jobs and other important speakers.
It’s been a long time [...]
- Scott Miller
Watching… or better yet, trying to watch… the speeches of the 3 libs (yes I said 3 libs) the other night was painful, honestly.
The first lib to go was John McCain, and his venue was quite bizarre. In what looked like a high school gym partially filled with the cast of extras from the movie King Pin, [...]
What I Learned…
I don’t use alliteration or rhyme enough when I talk.?? Today, when I am asked about how my day was, I will respond as follows (in a deep, prophetic, James Earl Jones tone):??
“From the coffee cup to the carport, from the highway to the workday, through the meetings and the mayhem, amidst the [...]
Observations on the Political Speeches Last Night
Summary: John McCain is a Kinda Creepy, Hillary is Finally Hillary, and Barack is Just Plain Cool!
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John McCain should not have listened to the advice he received last night: SMILE!
It was unnatural. There were moments when it seemed the teleprompter must have parenthetically included: Smile right NOW and Look At The [...]
Many listeners and readers of this site recently said their interests tend toward both politics and speeches. For oratory of the first quality, few can rival the longtime senator from Massachusetts. Though many in Washington argue with his politics, Ted Kennedy speeches show why he’s an acknowledged premiere speechmaker of our time.
Following the difficult health [...]
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On Gawker, Towleroad, and Mother Jones: Video footage of Obama making his concession speech after losing Pennsylvania shows three guys, all clad in Abercrombie & Fitch T-shirts. The one on the left seems particularly well-prepared for television coverage, his “Fitch” being the largest visible brand on the screen (even beating the Obama campaign’s own slogan [...]
Bill Clinton earned $31 million in speaking fees between 2001 and 2005, as disclosed in his wife's Senate ethics reports. This map shows where he spoke and how much he was paid for each speech.
Obama Speech: Obama Speech on Race - Obama Speech Makes Headlines - Obama Speech Full Video - Obama News Speech: The Obama speech on race made headlines across the country and had mixed reactions from those who heard the latest Obama speech.Some felt that Obama failed to explain fully his association with his minister and others thought that Obama's speech was a stroke of brilliance. In an Obama speech video that you won't want to miss, hear the full Obama speech on race.
Have you ever been asked to give a speech at a wedding? If not it doesn’t mean that you won’t be asked to do it in future. Most of us attend from time to time such an exciting occasion like wedding...
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Most people dread writing a retirement speech, but with some preparation, time, and thought it can be accomplished easily and quickly. Here are some pointers to help you write a retirement speech that will be memorable, poignant, and powerful.
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A great speech can make any movie memorable. A great speech can also give you goosebumps or make you tear up. Here are my top 5 favorite battle speeches (speeches given before a battle).
5. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Lord of the Rings had quite a few battle speeches but this [...]
Have you ever struggled for an idea for your next speech? Or better still, have you ever had to do a speech on a topic which you have already talked about to a different audience? The only problem is that you cannot remember a word of it! All that you remember was the [...]
Would you like to travel the world and be paid to do it? Read on to find out how you can make speeches and presentations while visiting countries and ports around the world.
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Are you using humor in your speeches and presentations? You can increase your income and visibility by using humor when you speak. Read on to find out what you need to consider when speaking to audiences and including humor.
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I said I'd round these up, so I did. Here you go: Glen Hansard: Thanks! This is amazing. What are we doing here? This is mad. We made this film two years ago. We shot on two Handycams. It took...
Needless to say, I was disappointed by John McCain's victory last night in Florida. But what disappoints me even more is John McCain's character and integrity, or at least the lack thereof. Back in 2000 when McCain lost to Bush in South Carolina, despite his heralded victory in New Hampshire, many attributed his loss to last minute lies and gossip about him. He was so angry about how unfairly his opposition was fighting that he made a speech that offended many social conservatives, implying that his loss was partly because of them and their bias against him. A few years later was a key player in passing the bill McCain-Feingold, which put major restrictions on how candidates could raise money and limited their ads to the issues, among other things. Many social conservatives felt and
You’re sitting in your couch watching TV on a Saturday night, minding your own business and then your Best friend calls you up, tells you he’s getting hitched and wants you to be his best man. You sweat, but can’t decline, so you end up agreeing on a toast at the wedding. After you hang [...]
First, Melanie Phillips points to a speech posted at Family Security Matters written by Newt Gingrich, that he gave at a JNF meeting at the Selig Center in which he really nailed what's wrong with today's politicians:
And let's be honest: What's the primary source of money for al Qaeda? It's you, re-circulated through Saudi Arabia. Because we have no national energy strategy, when clearly if you
Best Man Speeches, while being a very fascinating part of a wedding ceremony, could mean a lot of trouble for the best man if he isn’t prepared for it. A Best Man Speech is easily the one single thing which majority of the best men would love to believe that there isn’t any at all. It goes without saying that a part of the pressure of best man speeches also comes from wanting to say just the right thing and not create an embarrassing moment during the couple's special day. The good news is that the wedding speech from the best man does not have to be as difficult as some people make it out to be. Are you spending sleepless nights worrying about your best man’s speech? Just relax. Writing top best man speeches could be a good intellectual stimulation and a great fun too. It require
Best Man Wedding Speeches or any other wedding speeches are not and more importantly shouldn't be like typical speeches. In fact it's a toast and there is a little difference between a speech and a toast. Toasts including Best Man Wedding Toasts are way short and simpler than those long drawn speeches. And I hope that's good news for you if you happen to be the best man and searching for best man wedding speeches.So, let's try to keep your best man wedding speech short and sweet. First of all just try to think of a few things about the bride and the groom. Like how they got together, where did they meet for the first time and so on. Think of some happy moments you shared with the groom and the bride if you happen to know her before. This will make your best man wedding speech that much mor
While you looking for funny best man speeches, let me tell you that you can easily turn your already ready to deliver best man speech into a real funny best man speech. So, it's very important that you first get your best man speech main content ready. And when you are satisfied with your best man speech outline you can now look to make it more interesting adding some fun elements to your best man speech. So, the big question is how are best man speeches made funny and why the heck people are keen on delivering funny best man speeches ?Well, the answer is obvious. Who doesn't like fun and moreover a wedding ceremony is all about fun and happiness. So a funny wedding speech absolutely suits a wedding ceremony. You can't go wrong with funny best man speeches.If I were you I'd begin my best
If you have been called upon to make a wedding speech at an upcoming marriage, or if you just want to be prepared with a good wedding toast, then you may be happy to know that there are some sources of free wedding speeches to help you out.Free Content for Blogs
While these free speech resources might not turn you into a polished public speaker, they can give you some pointers and tips to on how to make your words more refined.
For the marriage reception, most couples plan for three people to give a speech on the special day, although it is up to the couple’s discretion to ask more or fewer people to speak.
Traditionally, there are father of the bride speeches, best man speeches and the bridegroom speeches given as part of the reception. At times, siblings, the father of the groom and even the maid of honor are asked to speak, as well as anyone the couple feels can add a special sentiment to their day.
The vast majority of people never are called upon to speak in public, so giv
Welcome To Your Site For Professionally Written And Inspirational Wedding Speeches And Toasts...Your Source For Step-by-step Guides That Walk You Through Everything You Need to Know to Create Your Own Inspirational Speech!I am author of the following books: Best man speeches: Be Fearless, Funny and Flawless! Bride speeches: Beautiful Words for a Beautiful Occasion! Father of the bride speeches: How to be Witty and Well Prepared! Groom Speeches: Say the Right Words at the Right Time! Maid of honor speeches: Your Complete 'How to' Guide! Mother of the bride speeches: Words of Love!I have built this web site to provide speech givers out there the security and peace of mind that comes with knowing their wedding speech will be fantastic. I have given many speeches myself and have researched as much speech-making information as I could find, attended seminars of many well known professional speakers, surveyed customers to find out their exact wants and needs, all with the aim of providing
By: Michael M I would like to cover every aspect of this topic. In order to keep things short I have only included the major topics detailed as good as possible. A marriage is a time of joyousness and laughter, and there is no better way to express this than through a wedding speech. Many people find that having to give a speech is akin to upright on the ledge of a 40 story construction with nothing between you and the ground some four hundred or so feet below. However, if handled the right way marriage speeches need not be the machine of torment that we expect it to be. And this applies not only to the person who has to say the speech, but also to the speaker’s audience, the mediocre captive guests. If you have a good speech in hand, and are somewhat surefooted of your bringing of the speech, you can turn a night – or day – of dreary wedding speeches into something to be marveled at and enjoyed for years to come. Of course, this is where the bug comes in. To begin wi
Democracy Now! TriCities has posted some photos and links to speeches about the rally and protest in Jonesborough. Read an account of the Rally by organizer Linda Modica.An account by David Swanson of TennesseeIndyMedia.Photos and videos by Wes Rehberg.More photos on AfterDowningStreet.Depleted Uranium Poetry by Tim Pluta on YouTube.Video speech by David Swanson, Part 1.Video speech by David Swanson, Part 2.Video of March in Jonesborough.
24/09/07last week’s currency trading reviewThe Dollar was highlighted by the Federal Reserve’s decision on Tuesday to cut the borrowing rate by 50 basis points, in an aggressive attempt to stimulate the economy, as interest rates sit at 4.5%. Accompanying the rate cut was further reduction of 50 basis points on the discount rate to other banks. Attributing to a poor week for the greenback, ongoing speculation that the Federal Reserve would look to continue its loosening bias ensured the dollar was sold off across the board. The Euro set multiple record highs breaking through key resistance levels of 1.40. Hawkish comments by the ECB indicating that the tightening cycle may not have finished its course, ensuring that the Euro traded at a record high of 1.4120 on Friday as the currency gained 1.5% throughout the week. The Euro closed last week at 1.4089 having opened at 1.3874. The Japanese markets only highlight for the week came in the BoJ interest rate announcement on Wednesday, i
During the majority of evening wedding events, whether they are formal or not, you will notice that after dinner speeches are the most common. However common does not mean that it is mandatory and you will also find that some speeches are given before the serving of the meal as well. These before meal speeches are a kind of 'leading up to' for the meal. However, after dinner wedding speeches have become more popular recently for many reasons, one of these reasons being that the guests tend to be in a more relaxed and mellow mood after they have eaten. This also helpls out greatly by having them seated in one place for the entire time that it takes to give the after dinner speech!Of course this is not the sole reason for having after dinner speeches instead of before dinner speeches, but it helps out a bit. You will also see that after dinner speeches are easier because people are more likely to be ready for entertainment. They are more relaxed, so they also open up more and tend be m
For some, although not for many bridegrooms, the wedding day can turn into a frightening event because they have to get up in front of friends and family and give speeches. The bridegroom speech is sometimes more bothersome to the bridegroom than anything else he has to do or face.(Pre-written wedding speeches available)In fact, some of the more nervous public speakers notice that they are unable to enjoy their very own wedding day because of the simple reality that they have to give a speech. Fear of public speaking is one of the most widely feared circumstances in the world and some folks even fear it more than death itself!(Pre-written wedding speeches end the fear)If this is the case for a nervous bridegroom, he might notice himself falling apart as the time to deliver the traditional bridegroom speech draws nearer. Following tradition, the bridegroom speech is the second speech and follows the speech by the bride's father.Depending on the formality of the occasion and the customs
“We often say a speaker needs no introduction: what most of them need is a conclusion. In my view, an after-dinner speech – and I've experienced 40,000 of them – needs a good beginning, a good ending, and not much space in between.”
Ivor Spencer (b. 1924) British toastmaster
I didn’t just make it up! What I talked about here really happened! This picture was taken after three fun-filled rounds at the De Lasalle University. It’s hard to think of a better way to spend one’s weekend. I debated for two rounds and adjudicated for the middle round. Since this comeback of sorts, I’ve been recording my speeches to review and rethink future strategies. I record them not to brandish them around as great performances (I know they’re not quite at the level that I would want them to be), but mainly to 1) zero in regarding points for improvement and 2) hopefully encourage other people to develop their ability in public speaking.
For round 1, I was paired up with Robert T. (the main character in the Hundred Islands Podcast). We were opening government for the motion This House would build casinos to rejuvenate depressed areas. Robert went first and this was his speech. Can you match the voice with one of the faces in the picture above? h
I knew there was genius behind our presidency, God Bless America.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etIXH2HE1wQ
Here is a beautiful parody that is presented by Andy Dick that I thought was absolutely hilarious. I hope it’s just as funny for you too. Ok now back to work.
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HAVANA - Cuba built an Internet search engine that allows users to trawl through speeches by Cuban leader Fidel Castro and other government sites, but does not browse Web pages outside the island. The search engine unveiled at a conference this week underscored restrictions on Internet access in communist-run Cuba, which the government blames on U.S. trade sanctions. Cubans cannot buy computers and Internet access is limited to state employees, academics and foreigners. Cubans line up for hours to send e-mails on post office terminals that cannot surf the World Wide Web. Passwords are sold on the black market allowing shared Internet use for limited hours, usually at night. Cuba's first search engine can search any subject, but only on Cuban servers, or the Cuban intranet, including 150,000 government sites and the state-run media. It has a special function key on the homepage to browse through hundreds of Castro's speeches since day one of his revolution in 1959. "The aim is to
Chuck Hagel's Senate website has some new material up that's worth checking out:"Hagel Floor Statement on Iraq War Resolution -- February 12, 2007""Hagel Floor Statement on Iraq War Resolution -- February 5, 2007""Hagel Charter Day Speech at the College of William and Mary"Thanks to Andy for the tip.
Films Division had sold the telecom rights of historical speeches of the freedom fighters to a media house for Rs 2.47 lakh but the cheque was not encashed as it was not empowered to do the sale.
Replying to a written question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of Information and Broadcasting P R Dasmunsi said a [...]
