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The strongman failed to deliver the promises of that 1980 speech
For most people, only practice can make you look spontaneous
The Apple chief drew on the co-founder’s celebrated address to students in 2005
Comparing the address with rhetoric for the Obamas highlights her scrupulous fairness
Women can change the way they sound for more impact, but authenticity is crucial
Daenerys’s speech lost none of its power for being delivered in two fictional languages
Nelson Mandela’s inauguration address was concise and concentrated in its rhetorical charge
In announcing her presidential candidacy, the senator reclaims the idea of ‘our America’
Shared wisdom once united us but culture wars have changed that
Staff will act on views broadcast from the top, however light-hearted
A lesson in public speaking for Halloween
The actor’s address to Variety’s Women of Power event borrows from classical techniques
New research sheds light on the language and gestures that sway investors
The Queen’s 1947 Cape Town speech may not have been delivered live. Does it matter?
The term echoes some of history’s most dishonest sloganeering
The Labour leader’s canned video was a poor substitute for an authentic live speech
US secretary of state’s speech addressed three audiences in one
The former slave’s 1852 oration makes a very modern point about ‘tone policing’
The human rights lawyer offers a glimpse behind the public image
The Apple chief should have dared to ‘think different’ before using a well-worn template
Wild swings in meaning between seemingly similar verbs is what trips up learners
The First Lady’s 1990 advice to students still resonates today
How a school shooting survivor commanded an audience by saying nothing at all
Technology has recreated the Dallas event that never was — without the humanity
The physicist, unlike so many experts, knew how to communicate difficult ideas
