by Monica Lunin | Feb 16, 2020 | A Speech a Week Series, Communication & Influence
A Message of Warning to Men of Science J. Robert Oppenheimer addressed the Association of Los Alamos Scientists on November 2nd, 1945. In 1939 Franklin Roosevelt created the Manhattan Project – an Anglo-American project for the research and development of...
by Monica Lunin | Feb 5, 2020 | A Speech a Week Series, Communication & Influence, Leadership
“I will not be lectured about sexism and misogyny by this man. I will not.” This is an impassioned yet restrained articulation of a problem that is both nationally significant and deeply, deeply personal. The Iron Steameth Over! To understand the...
by Monica Lunin | Jan 29, 2020 | A Speech a Week Series, Communication & Influence, Leadership
A Campaign Speech to Unite a Divided Country and win an election… There are many, many examples of Boris Johnson at the podium. The Tory victory in the recent UK election owes a great deal to the rhetorical skill displayed by Boris Johnson. Love him or hate him,...
by Monica Lunin | Jan 18, 2020 | A Speech a Week Series, Communication & Influence, Leadership
Pathos with a dash of politics: Ronald Reagan, 1986 On the 28th of January, 1986 the world witnessed the disastrous explosion of the space shuttle Challenger. Ronald Reagan addressed his country and the world in the aftermath of the tragedy. This was a powerful speech...
by Monica Lunin | Jan 10, 2020 | Communication & Influence
The Tillbury Speech of 1588 This is a short and powerful piece of oratory in which Queen Elizabeth 1 delivers a stirring rally cry to the English troops. Coming in at only 312 words and lasting about two minutes it is a little verbal rocket. Sometimes called The...
by Monica Lunin | Aug 30, 2019 | Communication & Influence
We need to clear up a common misconception. The words that you use don’t really matter. People remember your body language and your tone of voice more than your actual words.– Public Speaking Experts Everywhere Have you heard this sage advice? Let’s...
