by Monica Lunin | A Speech a Week Series, Communication & Influence, Leadership
Joe Biden speaks at the 2020 Democratic National Convention The 2020 Democratic National Convention was the first to be delivered as a virtual event. There must have been hundreds of challenges to overcome – logistics, technology and participation. But the...
by Monica Lunin | A Speech a Week Series, Communication & Influence, Leadership
This week, Michelle Obama delivered a keynote speech on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention. A convention like no other. In the new world of virtual delivery, Obama spoke to camera whilst seated. The speech was just over 18 minutes long and...
by Monica Lunin | A Speech a Week Series, Leadership
Words have power. This is the belief that has powered the Speech a Week series. There are many fine speeches that have captured the attention of the audience, inspired action and reverberated through the years. But few speeches punch quite so much power into every...
by Monica Lunin | A Speech a Week Series, Communication & Influence
The musings of Tim Minchin are genius. Irreverent, foul-mouthed and derisive, but genius. Minchin bestows his advice on a group of graduates at his alma mater, The University of Western Australia. This is a familiar engagement for many celebrities including; Steve...
by Monica Lunin | 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...
