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The Art of the Spoken Word: Why Great Speeches Still Matter in the Modern Age

In an era dominated by social media posts, short-form video, and instant messaging, it might seem as though the formal speech has lost its relevance. Yet the opposite appears to be...

Influential presidential speeches

These excerpts capture some of the most impactful speeches by U.S. presidents from the 20th and 21st centuries.

The Speech I Gave At The Louisiana Freedom Caucus PAC Dinner Last Night

All right, let’s get this thing started. Hello and welcome to the fourth – Beryl, can you believe this is the fourth? – annual Louisiana Freedom Caucus PAC Legislative Summit dinne...

Two speeches, two different visions of what it means to be an American

The US president and the mayor of New York both spoke on the eve of America’s 250th anniversary, but their messages could not contrast more.

3 Uplifting Commencement Speeches That Helped Society

In a world of political and social upheaval, these words from three commencement speeches offered timeless messages of hope.

Speech: The women that you have been inviting have inspiring stories and a powerful message. It is your turn to show tha...

Statement by UN Women Goodwill Ambassador and award-winning playwright and actor, Danai Gurira, to the UN Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security.

Speech: Intense and highly normalized discrimination: a call for anti-racist states and anti-racist institutions

Remarks by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at the Special Session “From Beijing to Durban: addressing racism to leave no woman or girl behind”.

Speech: A call for urgent, transformative action

Here’s What Barack and Michelle Obama Said at His Presidential Center Opening

The Obamas each took to the microphone, delivering speeches before a crowd of dignitaries, elected officials and Democratic supporters.

Interrogating Tinubu’s Democracy Day 2026 address…

Speeches by political leaders generally create an in-road into their mind and give those they lead an insight into what to expect as policies or government actions. Anniversary spe...

Trump’s Coast Guard Commencement: Rhetorical Analysis

Trump's May 2026 commencement address at the US Coast Guard Academy was nominally a celebration of graduating officers. This two-track analysis reveals how the speech's psychologic...

Advice for Speaking on the Floor of General Assembly

We asked some former moderators and a random sampling of commissioners to provide advice for those considering speaking on the floor of General Assembly. The post Advice for Speaki...

Trump’s Teddy Roosevelt Library Speech: A Psychological and Rhetorical Analysis

Trump's Medora address puts his own vote count against a president who died in 1919 and jokes about awarding himself the Medal of Honor. We break down the psychology and persuasion...

Grandpa Pudding Brains free associates a commencement address

The real question here is what speech or words are being displayed on the teleprompters, as convicted felon, real estate fraudster, and over 26 times credibly accused of sexual ass...

Speech: Living up to our crucial mandate

Speech: The world jumped and patriarchy shook

Remarks by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at the Closing Ceremony of the Generation Equality Forum in Paris, France.

Speech: We listen to the voices of women and girls in our capitals, in our villages, and in our towns

Remarks by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at the closing of the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women.

Student Speech and Civic Education

In this post, I shall continue down the free speech as autonomy-enhancing path, contending that engagement in freedom of expression… The post Student Speech and Civic Education app...

"What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?": James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass's Historic Speech

We begin our July Fourth special broadcast with the words of Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery around 1818, Douglass became a key leader of the abolitionist movement. On July 5...

Need Some Humor In Your Speeches? — Quote Mark Twain!

  Need something funny for your speeches? Why put a strain on your brain? Quote from the master at podium humor: Mark Twain! 

Speech: Demanding bold outcomes

Remarks by UN Women Executive Director, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, at the Town Hall with Civil Society and the UN Secretary-General.

Serve Daily Public Speaker Wins International Speech Contest

Serve Daily Public Speaker Wins International Speech Contest

Speech: We are done talking: the blueprints launched today start work right now

Closing remarks by UN Women Executive Director, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, at the Generation Equality Forum, in Mexico.

6 presidential speeches that shaped American history

These six presidential speeches are some that have most reverberated through the ages, and whose impacts are still felt today.