Comments on: American Rhetoric http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2007/06/08/american-rhetoric/ "...a new favorite blog for professional excellence in public speaking, speech-writing, and executive communications." - The Register, May 24, 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:11:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Bob Meade http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2007/06/08/american-rhetoric/#comment-40231 Bob Meade Wed, 13 Jun 2007 10:40:05 +0000 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/speechwriting/american-rhetoric/#comment-40231 Thanks for the pointer to American Rhetoric. My favorite? For the purpose of saying something worthwhile I'll give you three, because it's so hard to go past number 1 with Dr. King. 1. MLK's I have a dream - Because it is electrifying. Hair still stands up on the back of my neck. 2. Mary Church Terrell's 1906 speech about being colored in the Capital of the U.S. - It's very well written, and must have taken lots of courage to deliver. I suspect it was very illuminating for its' time. 3. Cool Hand Luke: Failure to communicate - A reminder of time spent watching movies in my youth, and the rebellious anti-establishment late 1960's, although that was exactly what the speaker was trying to stamp out. Thanks for the pointer to American Rhetoric.

My favorite? For the purpose of saying something worthwhile I’ll give you three, because it’s so hard to go past number 1 with Dr. King.

1. MLK’s I have a dream - Because it is electrifying. Hair still stands up on the back of my neck.

2. Mary Church Terrell’s 1906 speech about being colored in the Capital of the U.S. - It’s very well written, and must have taken lots of courage to deliver. I suspect it was very illuminating for its’ time.

3. Cool Hand Luke: Failure to communicate - A reminder of time spent watching movies in my youth, and the rebellious anti-establishment late 1960’s, although that was exactly what the speaker was trying to stamp out.

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