This book provides a wealth of valuable examples of great oratory for writers, speakers, and history aficionados. It is selected, arranged, and introduced by William Safire, who honed his skills as a presidential speechwriter. Gore decision that changed the landscape of American politics in our time.Įditor William Safire has collected a diverse range of speeches from both ancient and modern times, from people of many different backgrounds and political affiliations, and from people on both sides of history’s greatest battles and events. In addition, try not to focus on the speakers accent or speech mannerisms to the point where they become distractions. In Lend Me Your Ears, Max Atkinson - a highly experienced speaker and trainer, having been involved in speech writing for business, politics and the arts for 30 years - Yet research has shown that audiences are deeply dissatisfied with this mode of public speaking. The definitive compendium of classic and modern oratory expandedwith a new preface on what makes a speech 'great.' An instant classic when it was first published a decade ago and now enriched by seventeen new speeches, Lend Me Your Ears contains more than two hundred outstanding moments of oratory. George Patton inspiring Allied troops on the eve of D-Day to Pericles’s impassioned eulogy for fallen Greek soldiers during the Peloponnesian War and from Jesus of Nazareth’s greatest sermons to Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s fiery speech in response to the Bush vs. In Lend Me Your Ears, Max Atkinson a highly experienced speaker and trainer, having been involved in speech writing for business, politics and the arts. From a Pulitzer Prizewinning author, this collection of speeches is the most valuable kind of book, the kind that benefits mind and heart (Peggy Noonan). Speeches in Lend Me Your Ears span a broad stretch of history, from Gen. Eagerly the audience starts to thumb the pages of their handouts, following along breathlessly as the slides go by one after the other. The room darkens and grows hushed, all eyes to the front as the screen comes to life. In Lend Me Your Ears Max Atkinson - A Highly Experienced Speaker And Trainer, Having Been Involved In Speech Writing For Business, Politics And The Arts For. This third edition of the bestselling collection of classic and modern oratory offers numerous examples of the greatest speeches ever delivered-from the ancient world to the modern. Lend Me Your Ears: All You Need to Know about Making Speeches and Presentations 1st Edition. From a Pulitzer Prize–winning author, this collection of speeches is “the most valuable kind of book, the kind that benefits mind and heart” (Peggy Noonan). She is also a freelance speaker and has collaborated with Macmillan Publishers and other publishers on teachers days.
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