Great Speeches

Great Speeches

  • Maya Angelou
    The famed poet delivers once of her most famous poems in front of a live audience, using vocal dynamics and pacing in a stellar performance.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qviM_GnJbOM
  • Steve Jobs
    In this 2008 address to a MacWorld audience, Jobs again uses strong visuals and gestures to support his overall message as well as effective signposting at the star tof the speech. We know exactly what he is there to talk about.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmoDqPyofok
  • Steve Jobs
    In this 2001 presentation, AppleCEO Steve Jobs launches a brand new product calledthe iPod. Noticehis use of clean and simple visual aids as wellas the varied gestures he uses to support his words. Everything supports hismessage and focuses our attention on the product itself.
    ‍https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN0SVBCJqLs
  • Alec Baldwin
    In this classic scene from the 1992 movie “Glengarry GlenRoss,” actor Alec Baldwin uses eye contact, spatiality and vocal dynamics to command a room of salesmen. This is portraying a confident presence at its finest. Notice the deft use of the chalkboard as a visual aid too.Warning:This video contains profanity.
    ‍https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4PE2hSqVnk
  • Barack Obama
    In this 2008 Victory speech during the Iowa primary,Obama overcomes a noticeably strained voice to deliver a rousing address to supporters. Notice his deliberate and effective use of pace and vocal variety and the repetition of his key points.
    ‍https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNZaq-YKCnE
  • Barack Obama
    First impressions last!In this 2004 address to the Democratic National Committee in Boston, a little-known state senator from Illinois explodes on to the national scene with 18 minutes of soaring rhetoric.
    ‍https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWynt87PaJ0
  • KC Baker
    Speaker KC Baker discusses the two thingsevery woman needs to know to become a powerful speaker.
    ‍https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43N7Sj5F0hQ
  • Robert F. Kennedy
    Shortly after taking to the stage at an event in Indianapolis in 1968, RobertKennedy learns that Martin LutherKing, Jr. has been shot and killed. Displaying amazing poise and eloquence, Kennedy informs and calms the live audience in this stunning example of impromptu speaking.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g379nEkAspE&feature=player_embedded#at=14
  • Christiane Amanpour
    Journalist Christiane Amanpour delivers a stirring address to the 2010 graduating class at Harvard University. In her speech, she relates the experiences of her personal journey and career transition to the journeys that each graduate will be embarking upon as they begin to pursue their careers.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qrA1vHVgII&feature=fvw
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