by Paolo | 8 November 2020 | Blog, LearnFromGreatSpeeches, Public speaking
Kamala Harris’ victory speech is already a classic example of good rhetoric where we can learn how to be better public speakers. As it happens in this occasions there are proven elements and references seen before, nonetheless it’s a great speech and we...
by Paolo | 1 April 2020 | Blog, LearnFromGreatSpeeches, Public speaking
#LearnFromGreatSpeeches hosts Maya Angelou, a great American poet. This is her eulogy at the funeral of Coretta Scott King, a great civil rights activist. Opening The opening is touching and with a visual impact, even if it is a speech, the words are used to paint a...
by Paolo | 8 February 2020 | Blog, LearnFromGreatSpeeches, Public speaking
January 2013, the speech of David Cameron on the future of Europe is the protagonist of this #LearnFromGreatSpeeches. An address that will go down in history for introducing the Brexit referendum, promised if his party wins the elections. It allows us to observe...
by Paolo | 18 November 2019 | Blog, LearnFromGreatSpeeches, Public speaking
We are back with #LearnFromGreatSpeeches and once more the subject is space exploration. Last time we saw Kennedy’s energy, with Ronald Reagan it’s a sad moment, it’s hours after the Challenger’s tragedy. By coincidence it happened the same day...
by Paolo | 14 October 2019 | Blog, LearnFromGreatSpeeches, Public speaking
When we think of great speeches, we may have the idea of mature speakers with wisdom that comes from age. Malala Yousafzai can easily disprove that idea, on her 16th birthday she delivered a formidable speech at the United Nations. She is also the youngest Nobel...
by Paolo | 22 September 2019 | Blog, LearnFromGreatSpeeches, Public speaking
This time we have a classic for #LearnFromGreatSpeeches: John Kennedy “We choose to go to the Moon”. The speech was delivered in Houston with the purpose of gaining public support for the space program Apollo. Having a clear objective is the first main...
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