Thursday, 2 October 2014

Speech Practice

Making speeches is an art. Writing speeches is also an art. The two are never two separate acts; the process required to create a successful speech or presentation requires careful planning, research, writing, revision, testing, further revision, practice, and performance. The White House website offers links to live Presidential and Vice-presidential speeches (several times per week). It's tough to get a better lesson in speech writing and delivery (while picking up on current events and political perspectives) than through this medium:

Today, President Obama spoke at Northwestern University about "the future of America's 21st century economy."

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