When people respond poorly to your presentation, they are almost never the source of the problem. William Henry Harrison, the 9th president of the United States, delivered what would become the longest inaugural address in U.S. history when he took office on March 4, 1841. Help trainers engage your audiences effectively. The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us. Examples of Dont you take it awful hard I know already, for your forwardness you have deserved rewards and crowns; and We do assure you on a word of a prince, they shall be duly paid. And how can we generate this imponderable quality, which is yet so invaluable, most quickly? Standridge missed the boat on this one and the results were profoundly harmful to his credibility as a speaker. #4: The Bank of Credit and Commerce InternationalThe Bank of Credit and Commerce International became known as the Bank of Cocaine and Criminals International when money laundering and widespread fraud were exposed at the bank in 1991. Ethical (Light) leader Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) is one of the most talked-about leaders in history. I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together. I have a dream by MLK. It is not true that the enfranchisement of all will result in racial domination. More important, a host of unemployed citizens face the grim problem of existence, and an equally great number toil with little return. Instead, a speaker must reflect on the reasons why they are not connecting with their audience. Weve chosen 40 of the most impactful speeches we managed to find from agents of change all over the world a diversity of political campaigns, genders, positionalities and periods of history. The development of the ideal of freedom and its translation into the everyday life of the people in great areas of the earth is the product of the efforts of many peoples. In an unexpected commencement speech delivered at Vassar College in 1970, Gloria Steinem boldly makes a call to action on behalf of marginalized groups in need of liberation to newly graduated students. Susan B. Anthony was a pivotal leader in the womens suffrage movement who helped to found the National Woman Suffrage Association with Elizabeth Cady Stanton and fight for the constitutional right for women to vote. Does my sexiness upset you? Their suspicions were confirmed, and Adrienne Rich delivered this socially significant speech in solidarity with her fellow nominees, upholding the voices of the silent women whose voices have been denied. We want to hear new ideas and new solutions and new answers. Dear sisters and brothers, let us become the first generation to decide to be the last. You see, our glorious diversity our diversities of faiths and colors and creeds that is not a threat to who we are, it makes us who we are. 12.30.08 The Top Ten Best (and Worst) Our identity as a nation unlike many other nations is not determined by geography or ethnicity, by soil or blood, Bush said in the remarks. She displayed tenacity and fearlessness speaking about her survival of an assassination attempt for her activism for gender equality in the field of education. Her powerful writing and speech about living on the margins of society has enlightened millions of people discriminated across various intersections, confronting them with the reality that they must speak since their silence will not protect them from further marginalization. She seems so good to me. And you have a right to be exactly who you are. In this heartbreaking speech, he voices his utter devotion to the fight against institutionalised racism in African society an ideal for which he was prepared to die for. No one says not to think about it, ignore it or not to stay vi.. You may cut me with your eyes, Let him not think that protests will produce surrender. I expect that the Battle of Britain is about to begin. (Link will open new window). This shows that no matter how heavy our losses, the army, under the leadership of the party, will always remain the defender of the country, the defender of socialism, and the defender of the public interest. In his genuine passion for the rights of the working class, he urged fellow comrades to turn the imperialist war into a civil or class war of the proletariat against the bourgeoisie. I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mothers grief, none but Jesus heard me! The launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957 surprised the world and captured everyones imagination. This kind of freedom has much to recommend it. Chaim Rumkowski, Give Me Your Children!, delivered to the people of the d Ghetto, September 4, 1942. Chaim Rumkowski http://www.HolocaustResearc Here are nine unforgettable speeches from this year, along with what made them unforgettable, and what you can use to make your presentations better. A belief that there are better days ahead.. After a mistrial, Kozlowzki and his fellow executives were sent to prison for 25 years.#6: OlympysA $1.7bn fraud at Olympus was unearthed in late 2011 by the camera makers British chief executive. They ought to start defending themselves as to why they have oppressed and exploited us.. Harry doesnt need the money, but apparently he needs something else: revenge, probably. His high energy speech given before the Star County Republican Party in 2010 went viral overnight and was dubbed by some media commentators as the, worst speech ever.. A bankruptcy examiner's report concluded there were "colorable" claims against its top executives and its auditor, Ernst & Young, for fraud, but neither the SEC nor the DOJ have so far filed charges. For he wont. You. The idealistic values he preached in his speech left an indelible imprint upon the American spirit and self-conception, forming the moral basis for the countrys people and aspirational visions to this very day. But if we fail, then the whole world, including the United States, including all that we have known and cared for, will sink into the abyss of a new Dark Age made more sinister, and perhaps more protracted, by the lights of perverted science. While at war with Spain, Queen Elizabeth I was most renowned for her noble speech rallying the English troops against their comparatively formidable opponent. On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson of the USA delivered his address to Congress, calling for declaration of war against what was at the time, a belligerent and aggressive Germany in WWI. If you are a person of faith, know that religious diversity is a great American tradition, too. Effective communication must be purpose-driven. My silences had not protected me. Out of the huts of historys shame It is an odious aristocracy; a hateful oligarchy of sex; the most hateful aristocracy ever established on the face of the globe; an oligarchy of wealth, where the right govern the poor. Music if Fun We have no selfish ends to serve. His speeches were resolute, eloquent, and courageous, inspiring the hope and admiration of many not just within India, but around the world. During a speech to the Institute of Directors on April 23, 1991, Mr. Ratner poked fun at his companys cheap image by joking that the reason his prices were so low was because some items were, total crap. 12.22.09 Top Ten Best (and Worst) Communicators of 2009. It may sound incredible, especially to Swiss comrades, but it is nevertheless true that in Russia, also, not only bloody tsarism, not only the capitalists, but also a section of the so-called or ex-Socialists say that Russia is fighting a war of defence, that Russia is only fighting against German invasion. I rise What they crossed this time was in the true sense of the expression a political barrier, a threshold of life and death. King became one of the leaders who led the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955, which lasted for 381 days. Not that it didnt matter earlier, but as we have grown up a bit mor.. How much we do to Him in the person that we are serving.. He encouraged the development of new revolutionary socialist organisations, solidarity across places in society so people could unite against their capitalist overlords, and criticised nationalism for its divisive effect on the socialist movement. Whatever may be their use in civilised societies, mirrors are essential to all violent and heroic action. All I ask is for the movement to continue, and if a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door. Look at me! Why is it that making tanks is so easy, but building schools is so difficult? It prompts us cool-headedly to consider the past and the future. These speeches are funny and intended to make people laugh or be entertained. If we are the only intelligent beings in the galaxy, we should make sure we survive and continue. It is the fruit of a long tradition of vigorous thinking and courageous action. And now they is asking to do it, the men better let them.. This means, said Lenin, that all Party matters are accomplished by all Party members directly or through representatives who, without any exceptions, are subject to the same rules; in addition, all administrative members, all directing collegia, all holders of Party positions are elective, they must account for their activities and are recallable.. People like Joe Biden, whos never forgotten where he came from and never stopped fighting for folks who work long hours and face long odds and need someone on their side again. (The pain begins around 3:05). Richard T. Jones delivered this painfully worded commencement address to the graduating class of 2011 at the unfortunately named University of Maryland University College (yes,they really call it that). #1: EnronThe energy company's bankruptcy in 2001 after allegations of massive accounting fraud wiped out $78 billion in stock market value and led to the collapse of Arthur Andersen and the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. By it the blessings of liberty are for ever withheld from women and their female posterity. Implement better measures for better outcomes, 2. To stop there would be to accept helplessly the probability of civilization destroyed, the annihilation of the irreplaceable heritage of mankind handed down to us from generation to generation, and the condemnation of mankind to begin all over again the age-old struggle upward from savagery towards decency, and right, and justice. Finally, we have yet another speech by Michelle Obama given in her final remarks as First Lady a tear-inducing event for many Americans and even people around the world. The answer is a petty, untrustworthy person. Political division, based on colour, is entirely artificial and, when it disappears, so will the domination of one colour group by another. In spite of the New York Anti-Slavery Law of 1827, her slavemaster refused to free her. At a mere 16 years of age, Malala Yousafzai gave a speech on the severity of the state of human rights across the world, and wowed the world with her passion for justice at her tender age. Given the dangerous times he was in as an openly gay man, he anticipated that he would be assassinated eventually in his political career. I know this sounds revolutionary to the whites in this country, because the majority of voters will be Africans. Ignore the idea that you disagree with the premise of his main points and focus entirely on his persuasive appeals. And besides, contrary to what you may have heard or learned, the past is not done and it is not over, its still in process, which is another way of saying that when its critiqued, analyzed, it yields new information about itself. We may be doing social work in the eyes of the people, but we are really contemplatives in the heart of the world. Davisons speech is at times funny and cringe-inducing, but a serves as a powerful reminder that giving a speech is never about overpowering your listeners. That is the thread that connects our hearts. We shall either free India or die in the attempt; we shall not live to see the perpetuation of our slavery. The speech is famous for telling one of Hitler's 10 biggest lies: 10. In this speech especially, he lambasts bloody Tsarism for its oppression of millions of people of other nationalities in Russia, calling for the working class people to revolt against the Tsarist authority for the proletariat revolution to succeed and liberate them from class oppression. Without that power probably the earth would still be swamp and jungle. Let every man and woman live every moment of his or her life hereafter in the consciousness that he or she eats or lives for achieving freedom and will die, if need be, to attain that goal. We are, let me say again, the sincere friends of the German people, and shall desire nothing so much as the early reestablishment of intimate relations of mutual advantage between ushowever hard it may be for them, for the time being, to believe that this is spoken from our hearts. King demanded an end to racism in America, stating that 100 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, African-Americans were still not considered equal. Because the truth is none of us can be liberated if other groups are not.. In his speech on Questioning the Universe, he speaks of the emerging currents and issues in the scientific world like that of outer space, raising and answering big questions that have stumped great thinkers for years. Her bold act of speaking out for the community regardless of the way they contracted the disease, their sexual orientation or social group, was an influential move in advancing the human rights of those with HIV and spreading awareness on the discrimination they face. Im not talking about blind optimism here the almost willful ignorance that thinks unemployment will go away if we just dont think about it, or the health care crisis will solve itself if we just ignore it. A celebrated artist, author and speaker, Mary Fisher became an outspoken activist for those with HIV/AIDS, persuading people to extend compassion to the population with HIV instead of stigmatizing them as injustice has a way of coming around to people eventually. They have not earned cruelty, and they do not deserve meanness. He urged Americans to remember their common roots, heritage and the importance of charity for all, to ensure a just and lasting peace among within the country despite throes of racial division and self-determination. Take a pledge, with God and your own conscience as witness, that you will no longer rest till freedom is achieved and will be prepared to lay down your lives in the attempt to achieve it. Our greatest primary task is to put people to work. That serves to explain in part the necessity that women so often are to men. Itll be liberty or itll be death.. And we will be able to overcome all the evil that is in the world. 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