AROUND THE WORLD IN RHETORIC
Apr 07, 2021
A speech, for the speechwriters
If disoriented, "destabilized" CEOs don't accept communication counsel now, they never will. This, corporate speechwriter, is your time.
David Murray,
Editor, Vital Speeches of the Day
EVENTS
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Speechwriting School Online
May - Jun 2021 -
Employee Communication Summit
June 22-23 -
Military Speechwriting Training Online
A Webinar Series | Aug 24-27, 2021 -
Professional Development Academy
ON DEMAND
Lester Holt,
Anchor, NBC Nightly News
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
Simon Lancaster,
Speechwriter and Rhetoric Teacher
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David Murray,
Editor, Vital Speeches of the Day
Mar 24, 2021
Stop Being Boys, Be Human
"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
Mar 17, 2021
A Year Filled with the Loss of Life and the Loss of Living
"While it was different for everyone, we all lost something."
Joe Biden,
President, United States of America
David Murray,
Editor, Vital Speeches of the Day
Mar 12, 2021
Booster Shot
President Biden's address to the nation on anniversary of COVID shutdown "had a preternatural quality to it," our analyst writes.
Michael Cornfield,
Associate Professor of Political Management, George Washington University
Mar 10, 2021
On International Women’s Day … meet the generals
"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
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David Murray,
Editor, Vital Speeches of the Day
Mar 03, 2021
Not Fade Away: A Speech Analysis
Donald Trump's Sunday CPAC speech—and General Douglas MacArthur's farewell speech, in 1951. A comparative study.
Donald Trump,
Former President, United States of America
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VITAL SPEECHES OF RECENT WEEKS
"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
Donald Trump's Sunday CPAC speech—and General Douglas MacArthur's farewell speech, in 1951. A comparative study.
Donald Trump,
Former President, United States of America
"We hope that U.S. policy makers will ... abandon biases, give up unwarranted suspicions, and move to bring the China policy back to reason."
Wang Yi,
State Councilor and Foreign Minister, China
"This body is not invited to act as the nation’s overarching moral tribunal."
Mitch McConnell (R-KY),
United States Senator, Senate Minority Leader
"This is the hardest part of practicing equity: It takes humility. We have to be willing to see ourselves, and the world around us, through the eyes of others."
Mary C. Daly,
President & CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Hiding in her Capitol office bathroom, "I really just felt like ... 'If this is the plan for me, then people will be able to take it from here.'"
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY),
United States Representative