AROUND THE WORLD IN RHETORIC

Feb 10, 2021
“Textual Deviates”
That's what political speechwriter David Kusnet calls speakers who would rather riff than look stiff. Here's why they do it.
EVENTS
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Communicating to Understand
Mar 26 -
Professional Development Academy
ON DEMAND -
Speechwriting School Online
May - Jun 2021
Feb 24, 2021
Bringing China-U.S. Relations Back to the Right Track
"We hope that U.S. policy makers will ... abandon biases, give up unwarranted suspicions, and move to bring the China policy back to reason."
Jan 27, 2021
The Four Major Tasks Facing People of Our Times
"Step up macroeconomic policy coordination ... abandon ideological prejudice ... close the divide between developed and developing countries ... come together against global challenges and jointly create a better future for humanity."
Jan 20, 2021
A Collection of Abstract Nouns and Colloquialisms
Biden called for national unity without summoning unifying emotions or articulating unifying ideas.
VITAL SPEECHES OF RECENT WEEKS
"We hope that U.S. policy makers will ... abandon biases, give up unwarranted suspicions, and move to bring the China policy back to reason."
"This body is not invited to act as the nation’s overarching moral tribunal."
"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."
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.'"
"Step up macroeconomic policy coordination ... abandon ideological prejudice ... close the divide between developed and developing countries ... come together against global challenges and jointly create a better future for humanity."
"Unity is the path forward."
"America will come back from these dark days and shine our light once again."
"These tragedies have reminded us that words matter."
"After a year of hardship, we can understand more than ever the significance of a community with a shared future for mankind."
"The flame of democracy was lit in this nation a long time ago. And we now know nothing, not even a pandemic or an abuse of power, can extinguish that flame."