Through video, extend the reach of the speech
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Zero to 100 in 55 seconds
Behold the power of the opening of Barbara Jordan’s speech to the 1976 Democratic National Convention.
VIDEO: Don’t get in a pissing match with Ireland
Recording of radio appearance in U.S. shows that Michael Daniel Higgins is an overwhelming oral communicator.
Speechwriter finds political conventions still are still relevant
Why should we watch political conventions on TV? For the speeches, Dummy!
Why is it so hard to communicate with adults (because they’re all crazy!)
Kids can learn lots of stuff at once. But every time you try to communicate something to a grown-up, you’re pushing it into an overstuffed head that’s hearing voices: • …
Phyllis Diller, and your clients
The late comic reveled in “the actual hour” she was on stage. Does your client? If not, start looking for another.
“You Are Not Special” speech lands speaker a book deal
Once obscure David McCullough, Jr. started a fight, and drew a crowd.
Mommy, where do great speeches come from?
Winston Churchill’s came from thinking, searching, talking, revising, typing and rehearsing in the bathtub.
I ask for your forgiveness
The mistake I made was in the words I said, not in the heart I hold.
Dear Vital Speeches editor …
A woman who heard me speak at the IABC conference in Chicago earlier this summer sent me an question that had a whiff of desperation: “What is the maximum length …