AROUND THE WORLD IN RHETORIC
Oct 19, 2021
The General’s Rhetorical Grunt
Colin Powell didn't always read the speeches I wrote for him verbatim. That didn't mean my work was for nothing. Especially for one speech in May, 1997 ...
Hal Gordon,
Former speechwriter at Reagan White House and for Gen. Colin Powell
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David Murray,
Editor, Vital Speeches of the Day
Oct 13, 2021
Cooperation, consensus, strength
"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
David Murray,
Editor, Vital Speeches of the Day
Oct 06, 2021
Communication Isn’t Helping. Why Not?
Communicators must expand the definition of their work, take a much more rigorous intellectual approach, and allow a deeper connection between their work and their souls.
David Murray,
Editor and Publisher, Vital Speeches of the Day
Sep 28, 2021
It’s Time to Wake Up! We Want to Revive the UN
"Today the UN is like a retired superhero who has forgotten what he could do. He considers himself a burden, a weak, frail, useless old man, whose life was in vain."
Volodymyr Zelensky,
President, Ukraine
Beth McGrath,
Walmart Employee
David Murray,
Editor, Vital Speeches of the Day
Professional Speechwriters Association
George W. Bush,
Former President, United States of America
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David Murray,
Editor, Vital Speeches of the Day
David Murray,
Editor, Vital Speeches of the Day
Joe Biden,
President, United States of America
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VITAL SPEECHES OF RECENT WEEKS
"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
Communicators must expand the definition of their work, take a much more rigorous intellectual approach, and allow a deeper connection between their work and their souls.
David Murray,
Editor and Publisher, Vital Speeches of the Day
"Today the UN is like a retired superhero who has forgotten what he could do. He considers himself a burden, a weak, frail, useless old man, whose life was in vain."
Volodymyr Zelensky,
President, Ukraine
"My name is Beth from Electronics, I've been working at Walmart for almost five years, and I can say that everyone here is overworked and underpaid."
Beth McGrath,
Walmart Employee
"This is not mere nostalgia, it is the truest version of ourselves. It is what we have been, and what we can be again."
George W. Bush,
Former President, United States of America
"We no longer had a clear purpose in an open-ended mission in Afghanistan. After 20 years of war in Afghanistan, I refused to send another generation of America’s sons and daughters to fight a war that should have ended long ago."
Joe Biden,
President, United States of America
"I've embraced and internalized the hopes and dreams of 20 million people who share the name New Yorkers. Your priorities are my priorities."
Kathy Hochul,
Governor, New York
"But I do not regret my decision to end America's warfighting in Afghanistan."
Joe Biden,
President, United States of America
"We know better than anyone else how racism is used to divide working people."
Richard Trumka,
Late President, AFL-CIO
"I never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances."
Andrew Cuomo,
Governor, New York