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Speech Critiques – Obama, Democratic Convention 2008
The 2008 Democratic Convention was an oratory feast.One by one, they spoke — Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama, Maya Soetero-Ng, Jesse Jackson Jr., and Ted Kennedy.One by one, they were...
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Speech Critiques – McCain, Palin, Republican Convention 2008
Last week, we examined speech critiques of Barack Obama and others at the Democratic Convention 2008.This week, it was the Republicans’ turn at the microphone with the whole world watching.One by one,...
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2008 Election Night Speech Analysis – Obama and McCain
Tuesday, November 4, 2008. History was made.The immediate impact is tremendous, etched on the faces of millions as they watched the results and listened to the speeches. The longer-term impact has yet...
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Speech Analysis: I Have a Dream – Martin Luther King Jr.
“I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the most memorable speeches of all time.It is worthy of lengthy study as we can all learn speechwriting skills from King’s historic masterpiece.This...
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5 Speechwriting Lessons from Obama’s Inaugural Speech
Some will argue that Barack Obama’s Inauguration speech was not his most electric speech, or that it failed to deliver on unreasonably high expectations.Nonetheless, studying the speech provides five...
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Analysis and Opinions: Obama Inauguration Speech
Yesterday morning, I ran five miles on the treadmill. I greeted my waking wife and daughter with a hug. I enjoyed a delicious inauguration breakfast omelette. I checked email. And then I glued myself...
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Speech Analysis: Gettysburg Address – Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is one of the most famous, most quoted, and most recited speeches of all time. It is also one of the shortest among its peers at just 10 sentences.In this article,...
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Speech Analysis: Winston Churchill’s “Iron Curtain”
[...] an iron curtain has descended across the continent.On March 5, 1946, at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, Winston Churchill delivered one of his most famous speeches. Though he was not the...
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Speech Analysis: Franklin Roosevelt Pearl Harbor Address
On December 7th, 1941, Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japanese forces.The next day, Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed the United States Congress with his memorable “a date which will live in infamy”...
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Book Review – Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in History (William Safire)
Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in History (edited by William Safire) will provide you with hours of speechwriting inspiration.Every serious speaker should own a speech anthology, and Lend Me Your...
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