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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
Hollywood orators invoke solidarity with minorities and under-threat Dreamers
‘The best business nowadays is selling to the 1 per cent. A caste of pundits has accordingly arisen to supply them with thoughts’
Academics for and against leaving the EU bring nothing to the debate
Unguarded comments made on air are dangerous but delicious — and highly persuasive
The president made the most of an autocue and applause but he lacked authenticity
The actor’s Golden Globes appearance is the defining moment of #MeToo — and beyond
The US president has adopted a new tone — at least some of the time
It is easy to steer clear of hypercorrection once you know how
Emma Jacobs takes a crash course in the elusive quality everyone wants
The chancellor offers a jocular gloss on economic gloom and keeps it ‘relatable’ for all
Exposure to sub-Wodehouse style of parliamentary speeches makes me long for change
Twenty-five years after he was elected president, no one surpasses his speechmaking
Michelle Obama and Margaret Thatcher offer good examples for the prime minister
English grammar is inconsistent
Gestures must be emphatic but reinforce a message, rather than distract from it
