AROUND THE WORLD IN RHETORIC
May 12, 2021
We Must Speak the Truth
"Our election was not stolen, and America has not failed ... We must love America so much that we will never yield in her defense. That is our duty."
Liz Cheney (R-WY),
Member, U.S. House of Representatives
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John Legend,
Musician
David Murray,
Editor, Vital Speeches of the Day
Michael Cornfield,
Associate Professor of Political Management, George Washington University
Professional Speechwriters Association
Chloe Zhao,
Director, "Nomadland"
Apr 21, 2021
You have to learn to be good ancestors to the future
An excerpt from a 2006 commencement speech by the historian Vartan Gregorian, who died this week.
David Murray,
Editor, Vital Speeches of the Day
Leslie Hale,
President & CEO, RLJ Lodging Trust
Apr 14, 2021
A Fundamental Recognition
"Our policies at home and abroad must be designed to be inclusive, tackle inequality, and respect our environment."
Janet Yellen,
Secretary of the Treasury, United States of America
David Murray,
Editor, Vital Speeches of the Day
Lester Holt,
Anchor, NBC Nightly News
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David Murray,
Editor, Vital Speeches of the Day
Mar 31, 2021
Curbing the Bite in the Beast of Our Words
I'm not proposing that we shy away from speaking truth. But perhaps we start by first doing no harm.
Lucinda Trew,
Speechwriter
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VITAL SPEECHES OF RECENT WEEKS
"Our election was not stolen, and America has not failed ... We must love America so much that we will never yield in her defense. That is our duty."
Liz Cheney (R-WY),
Member, U.S. House of Representatives
"Love for a world where we don’t need to win at someone else’s expense ... where we can win together."
John Legend,
Musician
"I have always found goodness in the people I've met everywhere I went in the world."
Chloe Zhao,
Director, "Nomadland"
An excerpt from the Grand Award-winning speech for the 2021 Cicero Speechwriting Awards.
Leslie Hale,
President & CEO, RLJ Lodging Trust
"Our policies at home and abroad must be designed to be inclusive, tackle inequality, and respect our environment."
Janet Yellen,
Secretary of the Treasury, United States of America
"An example of what journalism should always aspire to be."
Lester Holt,
Anchor, NBC Nightly News
British speechwriting guru Simon Lancaster explains the amazing power of rhetoric as a force for good—and teaches communicators how to avoid rhetoric’s dark side.
Simon Lancaster,
Speechwriter and Rhetoric Teacher
"Boys, for me it cuts too close to home. Even my own mother, at the age of 10, against her will, was sexually abused before she learned about the birds and the bees."
Mason Black,
Captain, Brisbane Boys' College
"While it was different for everyone, we all lost something."
Joe Biden,
President, United States of America
"Neither of these incredible generals is resting on her laurels or on her stars. They’re using their voices and actively working to change policies in the military."
Joe Biden,
President, United States of America