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 | Jun 26, 2019 | Leadership
We are all guilty of occasional jargon abuse. After all, we must adapt to our surroundings. Assimilate. Seek to be understood. People in this strange land we call ‘work’ utter ritualistic phrases that produce knowing looks from fellow cube dwelling...
by Monica Lunin | Jun 19, 2019 | Leadership
Thought Leaders, Innovators and Disruptors, Oh My! If you are an avid conference attendee you may have noticed a ‘same sameness’ in the presentation style amongst the headline acts. You have never heard the speaker before, but somehow you sense an eerie...
by Monica Lunin | Nov 1, 2018 | Leadership
Faced with the choice between changing one’s mind and proving there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof. —John Kenneth Galbraith Does your current skill set give you what you need to survive and thrive in the new world? The Pace...
