AROUND THE WORLD IN RHETORIC
Jan 19, 2022
Bonfire of the Inanities
Corporate CEOs surely don't need me to attack The New York Times' adolescent smear last Sunday. But maybe The New York Times does.
David Murray,
Editor, Vital Speeches of the Day
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Military Speechwriting Training Online
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Leadership Communication Days—Higher Ed Edition
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Jan 19, 2022
A Discussion of Rules Falls Short of What Is Required
"We must address the disease itself—the disease of division—to protect our democracy."
Kyrsten Sinema (D),
Senator, Arizona
Joe Biden,
President, United States of America
Rosemary Cassie,
Senior Director, Executive and Functional Communications Center of Excellence, VMware
Brian Schatz (D),
Senator, Hawaii
Professional Speechwriters Association
Maria Ressa,
CEO, Rappler
Professional Speechwriters Association
Dec 08, 2021
Stubborn Facts That Need to Be Part of a Credible Energy Transition Strategy
"Energy security, economic development, and affordability imperatives are clearly not receiving enough attention. Until they are, and unless the glaring gaps in the transition strategy are fixed, the chaos will only intensify."
Amin H. Nasser,
President & CEO, Saudi Aramco
Neil Hrab,
Rhetoric Editor, Vital Speeches of the Day
Dec 01, 2021
A Cause for Concern, Not a Cause for Panic
"Three messages about the new COVID variant that I want the American people to hear."
Joe Biden,
President, United States of America
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David Murray,
Editor, Vital Speeches of the Day
Nov 18, 2021
The Conversation We’re Not Having, About Gas
Energy companies need a seat at the table. But if we want that seat—we have to earn it.
Fawaz Bitar,
Chair, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers; Senior Vice President for Health, Safety, Environment and Carbon, BP
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VITAL SPEECHES OF RECENT WEEKS
"We must address the disease itself—the disease of division—to protect our democracy."
Kyrsten Sinema (D),
Senator, Arizona
"I will not yield. I will not flinch. I will defend your right to vote and our democracy against all enemies foreign and domestic. And so the question is, where will the institution of United States Senate stand?"
Joe Biden,
President, United States of America
"One year later should be a simple, solemn commemoration of what happened, and a collective unified determination to never let anything like that ever happen again."
Brian Schatz (D),
Senator, Hawaii
“Every day, I live with the real threat of spending the rest of my life in jail just because I’m a journalist. When I go home, I have no idea what the future holds, but it’s worth the risk.”
Maria Ressa,
CEO, Rappler
"Energy security, economic development, and affordability imperatives are clearly not receiving enough attention. Until they are, and unless the glaring gaps in the transition strategy are fixed, the chaos will only intensify."
Amin H. Nasser,
President & CEO, Saudi Aramco
"Three messages about the new COVID variant that I want the American people to hear."
Joe Biden,
President, United States of America
Energy companies need a seat at the table. But if we want that seat—we have to earn it.
Fawaz Bitar,
Chair, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers; Senior Vice President for Health, Safety, Environment and Carbon, BP
"We do not want that dreaded death sentence. And we have come here today to say, 'Try harder. Try harder.'"
Mia Mottley,
Prime Minister, Barbados
On the making—and the lasting impact—of one of the first viral YouTube speeches.
Zach Wahls,
Iowa State Senator
"Man and Nature need to coexist in harmony. When we take care to protect Nature, Nature rewards us generously; when we exploit Nature ruthlessly, it punishes us without mercy."
Xi Jinping,
President, China