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.” ...
by Monica Lunin | Apr 20, 2020 | A Speech a Week Series
You turn if you want too, the lady’s not for turning. Margaret Thatcher delivered a lengthy (40min) speech on October 8th, 1980 to the Conservative Party Conference in Brighton, UK. She had a lot to say and there is much to analyse, but this phrase lives on in...
by Monica Lunin | Apr 13, 2020 | A Speech a Week Series, Communication & Influence, Leadership
It’s that fundamental belief — I am my brother’s keeper, I am my sisters’ keeper — that makes this country work. It’s what allows us to pursue our individual dreams, yet still come together as a single American family. “E pluribus...
by Monica Lunin | Apr 6, 2020 | A Speech a Week Series, Leadership
“Malala Day is not my day. Today is the day of every woman, every boy and every girl who has raised their voice for their rights.” United Nations, New York, 12 July 2013 – Education activist Malala Yousafzai marks her 16th birthday, on Friday, 12...
by Monica Lunin | Mar 29, 2020 | A Speech a Week Series, Communication & Influence
Back in March 2015 Bill Gates delivered a TED Talk declaring that the greatest risk of global catastrophe would come from a highly infectious virus. He then displayed this image on the screen. Chilling. Now as the world battles to cope with the Novel Caronavirus...
