Great Speeches Of Our Time

2014-08-12 History

Author : Hywel Williams
Release : 2014-08-12
Genre : History
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Download or read book Great Speeches Of Our Time written by Hywel Williams. This book was released on 2014-08-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Let each know that for each the body, the mind and the soul have been freed to fulfill themselves." These powerful words, spoken by Nelson Mandela in his inaugural address as the new president of South Africa, are taken from just one of the forty important and thought-provoking speeches in this collection. Ranging from 1945 to the present day, they provide an important insight into the modern world. Inspirational speeches by Winston Churchill, Mikhail Gorbachev, Martin Luther King, Barack Obama and many others are supplemented with biographies of each speaker, as well an exploration of their words' significance and an historical account of the consequences of their oratory. This is a history of the recent and contemporary world told through the speeches that shaped it.

Great Speeches For Better Speaking

2008-06-25 Self-Help

Author : Michael E. Eidenmuller
Release : 2008-06-25
Genre : Self-Help
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Book Rating : 212/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Great Speeches For Better Speaking written by Michael E. Eidenmuller. This book was released on 2008-06-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master the art of persuasion with lessons from the best speakers of our time. Throughout history, they have moved us. They have enlightened and inspired us. They are our nation's most influential speakers, gifted with the talent to change minds and hearts. What is the almost magical power they possess--and how can you harness it for yourself? The answers are here in this illuminating guide to unforgettable oratory. Complete with a ninety-minute CD featuring six great speeches in their entirety, this tool kit for speakers takes you through an in-depth analysis of these historically significant speeches and the secrets of their eloquent effectiveness. With close examination of each speech, you'll get lessons on how to: Address a difficult situation with help from the Great Communicator, Ronald Reagan Bring divergent interests together with effective arguments like Edward Kennedy Capture and hold your audience's attention by mastering General Douglas MacArthur's structual techniques Style a formal speech with the elegance of John F. Kennedy Maximize your delivery by studying the power of Barbara Jordan's voice Use Mary Fisher's special rhetorical tactics to sway even the toughest audience

Lend Me Your Ears

1997 Language Arts & Disciplines

Author : William Safire
Release : 1997
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Download or read book Lend Me Your Ears written by William Safire. This book was released on 1997. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Safire's invaluable and immensely entertaining Lend Me Your Ears established itself instantly as a classic treasury of the greatest speeches in human history. Selected with the instincts of a great speechwriter and language maven, arranged by theme and occasion, each deftly introduced and placed in context, the more than two hundred speeches in this compilation demonstrate the enduring power of human eloquence to inspire, to uplift, and to motivate. For this expanded edition Safire has selected more than twenty new speeches by such figures as President Bill Clinton, Senator Robert Dole, General Colin Powell, Microsoft's Bill Gates, the Dalai Lama, Edward R. Murrow, Alistair Cooke, the Buddha, and the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. They prove that even in a digital age the most forceful medium of communication is still the human voice speaking directly to the mind, heart, and soul.

Great Speeches of Our Time

History

Author : Hywel Williams
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Genre : History
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Download or read book Great Speeches of Our Time written by Hywel Williams. This book was released on . Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Let each know that for each the body, the mind and the soul have been freed to fulfil themselves.' These powerful words, spoken by Nelson Mandela in his inaugural address as the new president of South Africa, are taken from just one of the forty important and thought-provoking speeches in this collection. Ranging from 1945 to the present day, they provide an important insight into the modern world. Inspirational speeches by Winston Churchill, Mikhail Gorbachev, Martin Luther King, Barack Obama and many others are supplemented with biographies of each speaker, as well an exploration of their words' significance and an historical account of the consequences of their oratory. This is a history of the recent and contemporary world told through the speeches that shaped it.

The World's Great Speeches

2012-04-24 History

Author : Lewis Copeland
Release : 2012-04-24
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 838/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The World's Great Speeches written by Lewis Copeland. This book was released on 2012-04-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly 300 speeches provide public speakers with a wealth of quotes and inspiration, from Pericles' funeral oration and William Jennings Bryan's "Cross of Gold" speech to Malcolm X's powerful words on the Black Revolution. Includes 7 selections from the Common Core State Standards Initiative.

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