by Monica Lunin | Jul 7, 2020 | A Speech a Week Series, Communication & Influence
“What I’m saying is, don’t delude yourself that the powerful cultural values that wrecked the lives of so many of my classmates have vanished from the earth.” Nora Ephron is the writer and filmmaker that brought us such classics as When Harry...
by Monica Lunin | Jun 30, 2020 | A Speech a Week Series, Leadership
The Ballot or the Bullet speech was delivered by American civil rights activist Malcolm X on 3rd April 1964 at Cory Methodist Church in Cleveland, Ohio. “Once you change your philosophy, you change your thought pattern. Once you change your thought pattern, you...
by Monica Lunin | Jun 22, 2020 | A Speech a Week Series, Communication & Influence
Maya Angelou lived her life with the enduring belief that words are powerful. On January 20th, 1993, Maya Angelou recited her poem, On the Pulse of Morning, at the presidential inauguration of Bill Clinton. As a poet, author and activist she regularly...
by Monica Lunin | Jun 12, 2020 | A Speech a Week Series
One of the most famous and often studied speeches of the 20th century is Winston Churchill’s address to the House of Commons on 4 June 1940; commonly titled; “We shall fight on the beaches”. Churchill was a student of the classics, an expert in...
by Monica Lunin | Jun 4, 2020 | A Speech a Week Series
Roxane Gay Speech: ‘Confessions of a Bad Feminist’ TED Talk, June 2015 “I am failing as a woman, I am failing as a feminist.” Dealing with Confrontation The act of persuasion always involves some sort of shift. The speaker moves the...
by Monica Lunin | May 27, 2020 | A Speech a Week Series, Leadership
The Franklin D Roosevelt speech on 8th December 1941 “It will be recorded that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago. During the intervening time, the Japanese government has...
by Monica Lunin | May 18, 2020 | A Speech a Week Series, Communication & Influence
“We know what we have to face and we know that we are ready to face it.” The brave, calm and resolute radio address from Eleanor Roosevelt, the First Lady of the United States, on 7 December 1941, following the attack on Pearl Harbor. Calm Before the Storm...
by Monica Lunin | May 11, 2020 | A Speech a Week Series
This one is just for fun. A little light relief from what has (so far) been an exploration of speeches that matter. This week no politics, no revolutionaries, no philosophers and no cultural icons. This week we delve into words from the world of sport. The Eloquence...
by Monica Lunin | May 4, 2020 | A Speech a Week Series
The Stoic Philosophy of JK Rowling JK Rowling delivered the commencement speech at Harvard University in 2008. Her address is remarkable for the powerful message it contains. Through her dual themes of fear and imagination, Rowling echoes the philosophy of the stoics...
by Monica Lunin | Apr 27, 2020 | A Speech a Week Series, Communication & Influence, Leadership
”Tonight I’m stepping down as your leader,” Mr. Trudeau said in a nationally televised address. ”And in two days we will be choosing a new leader, and you’ll find me there following him because we have more building to do.” ...
