Severn Suzuki's 1992 UN Earth Summit speech was delivered when she was just 12 years old, and she wisely kept her message in the voice of a child. "If MORE
Since I started my speechwriting seminars in 1992, I have trained many dozens of military speechwriters (at Basic, Advanced and Master levels). As military speechwriters approach retirement from the armed services, they need to look at their resumes with an eye for transitioning: “What skills would be valued as I build a second career in the corporate marketplace?&# . Speechwriting is certainly one of those skills. Corporate speechwriters are paid well and treated well. MORE
Mary Fisher's 1992 Republican convention speech on AIDS and HIV countered the Republican party line by pointing out that supporting family values didn't matter much if the party didn't also support the fight against the virus that destroys families. MORE
As the results of the general election started coming in on polling day in 1992, the Labour shadow spokesman for Trade & Industry made the following announcement to the nation: ". MORE
In each post, you''ll find video, text and tips you can take from their outstanding speeches: Severn Suzuki''s 1992 UN Earth Summit speech happened when she was just 12 years old, making her the youngest speaker in the Index. MORE
Several readers of the blog have been asking about blushing at the start of their talks, with comments along these lines: "What can I do about suddenly turning red right before I start to speak? MORE
I’ve been conducting salary surveys (for both staff speechwriters and freelance speechwriters) since 1992, and I have good information from all sectors. Do you ever wonder how much other speechwriters make? Do you ever suspect you could be earning more? . Find out in the 2011 Master Class in Speechwriting, Mon-Tues, October 3-4, Philadelphia. . MORE
Studies by William Cushman (2007) and Bradley et all (1992), for example, remind us that if we want people to remember what we are saying we need to tap into their emotional bank. MORE
Today, it's a must-do speech, so much so that it was lampooned this week by The Onion --but it turns out that the "wifely testimonial" is a recent addition to political conventions , pioneered by Barbara Bush at the 1992 Republican National Convention. MORE
Severn Suzuki''s 1992 UN Earth Summit speech was delivered when she was just 12 years old, and she wisely kept her message in the voice of a child. "If Next week, we celebrate Earth Day, and it''s no surprise that women have shaped so much of the public speaking about environmental issues. MORE
A speech about sickness and health may loom like a minefield for some women speakers, planted with all the challenges they''ve been taught to avoid in public speaking. MORE
In 1992, she spoke about her life in comedy at New York City's 92nd St. Phyllis Diller used to joke that she had had so much plastic surgery that God wouldn't recognize her at the pearly gates. MORE
1992 "Caveat Orator: Audience Disaffiliation in the 1988 Presidential Debates." MORE
I spent six years as an SE with Sun Microsystems from 1992 - 1998 working in Pleasanton, CA and Minneapolis, [.]. Sociological Images reports that, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics data rating the best jobs in America, an I.T. industry Systems Engineer (SE) comes out in first place! Click to enlarge) Who woulda thunk. occupations MORE
How to be the Life of the Podium by Sylvia Simmons, (New York: Amacom, 1992). The reason I talked about current information and personal life events first is that they will glean you the highest amount of impact. Using your own life incidents and observations makes you unique. MORE
They reunited in 1991, and Frye shared the story at the 1992 International Conference on Transgender Law and Employment Policy. Before Phyllis Frye became known as the grandmother of the transgender movement, she was a parent--to a son who she chose not see for 16 years. MORE
Severn Suzuki''s 1992 UN Earth Summit speech was delivered when she was just 12 years old, and she wisely kept her message in the voice of a child. "If Next week, we celebrate Earth Day, and it''s no surprise that women have shaped so much of the public speaking about environmental issues. MORE
I went into my database (all of the speechwriters who have attended my speechwriting seminars since 1992), and selected a couple of good speechwriters to recommend for each company. . Within the last 24 hours, I’ve received several requests to recommend speechwriters. These companies (ranging from NY to TX) are looking to hire both staff and freelance speechwriters. . MORE
When Lois was declared blind in Durban in 1992, the first thing she did was to join a rock band. Hi Friends. You have been asking us when we are going to play next, so now you have an answer, next month! I hope that you will be able to join us (more details below the advert). Craig. MORE
Severn Suzuki's 1992 UN Earth Summit speech : 20 years ago, "the girl who silenced the world for five minutes" schooled her elders on why they need to take care of the planet, and began a public speaking career. MORE
How to be the Life of the Podium by Sylvia Simmons, (New York: Amacom, 1992). The reason I talked about current information and personal life events first is that they will glean you the highest amount of impact. Using your own life incidents and observations makes you unique. Why should you be asked to speak if anyone could get up in front of the group and recite the same old tired information and stories? MORE
Monty Python, Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1992). ” — Bill Clinton, Democratic National Convention, 16 July 1992. This post is part of a series on rhetoric and rhetorical devices. For other posts in the series, please click this link. Device : Hypophora. Origin : From the Greek ??????? ipofora), meaning “carrying under” or “putting under” In plain English: Asking a question and immediately answering it. MORE
Monty Python, Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1992). ” — Bill Clinton, Democratic National Convention, 16 July 1992. This post is part of a series on rhetoric and rhetorical devices. For other posts in the series, please click this link. Device : Hypophora. MORE
Originally published in 1992, this is the '20th Anniversary Edition'. The book is filled with 122 one to two page chapters organized alphabetically - what one might today view as a series of blogposts compiled into a book, though blogging certainly didn't exist in 1992, if I recall. MORE
It's been 20 years since Vancouver native Severn Suzuki, then 12 years old, took the microphone at the United Nations Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. MORE
Since I began my teaching my speechwriting seminars in 1992, I have recommended the annual ASJA Writing Conference to all of my classes. It’s always held on a spring weekend in New York City, and it’s always wonderful. . Registration for the 40th Annual ASJA conference is now open! For more details, visit: [link MORE
Getting them to shake their neighbors hand or smile at them, or, shudder, give them neck messages is so 1992, and again, wastes their time. - We hear the term ''Hook'' bandied about a lot in marketing circles - usually it refers to your theme, your brand, your ''One Big Thing''. MORE
I spent six years as an SE with Sun Microsystems from 1992 - 1998 working in Pleasanton, CA and Minneapolis, [.]. Sociological Images reports that, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics data rating the best jobs in America, an I.T. industry Systems Engineer (SE) comes out in first place! Click to enlarge) Who woulda thunk. occupations MORE
which I wrote back in 1992) as a special promotion. I’m delighted to say that Barnes and Noble has chosen Can You Say A Few Words? Bristol Park Books is printing the hardbound edition right now, and the book will be widely sold in B&N stores by mid-late July. The book earned this praise from A.W. “Bill” Dahlberg, CEO of the Southern Company: “No one has better advice and more creative ideas than Joan Detz ” MORE
MAJORSPEAK On this, the way former prime minister John Major spoke used to be a constant source of fascination to me and I once wrote a paper entitled 'Majorspeak' in a book on the 1992 general election. A recent post by Martin Shovel on the Creativity Works blog uses the Wordle website to support an interesting argument that David Cameron is a better speaker than Gordon Brown because he used fewer words of Latin origin in his conference speech than the prime minister did in his. MORE
I’m 35 and have been using the internet – in it’s various forms – since 1992, earlier if you count BBS. Elie Saidman, a friend and a very succesful entreprenuer , had a great post on his blog this morning that I not only found very interesting, but completely agree with. Email’s impending death has been written about ad nauseum, and never seems to come. Email has been, and in my opinion will continue to be, the dominant online communication medium of choice. MORE
During the 1992 election, John Major took to speaking in the round and, if I ever manage to unearth my videos of people yawning and dozing in the background, I'll certainly post them on the blog. MORE
“ — Mary Matalin, Republican political consultant, August 1992. This post is part of a series on rhetoric and rhetorical devices. For other posts in the series, please click this link. Device : Paralipsis. Origin : From the Greek ?????????? paraleipsis), meaning “omission&#. In plain English: To call attention to something by specifically saying that you will not mention it. Effect: Saying that one will not mention the person, subject, event, etc. MORE
For any politician who might have doubted this, the tipping point probably came with the Labour Party's disastrous Sheffield rally in 1992 , after which being interviewed by a journalist, regardless which one it happened to be, must have seemed a much safer and softer option. (c) MORE
Glaser spoke first, at the Democratic National Convention held in July 1992, and some news accounts speculated that Fisher's speech at the August Republican National Convention was meant as a counterbalance to Glaser. MORE
In 1992, Bill Clinton ran for president using these three main themes: 1. Quick, name the three top three themes of the George Bush 1992 re-election campaign. News analyzed from a communication perspective. MORE
Dana LaMon (1992) was blind. In the first of what should be many guest blog posts in 2016, Sharookh Daroowala Gives us both a formula for the international speech contest and an analysis of last year's event. As a Finalist in the Championship in 2014 - he should know! MORE
Elizabeth Glaser spoke on AIDS at the 1992 Democratic national convention in the U.S., In The Eloquent Woman Index of famous speeches by women , disability is a recurring theme. Talking about mental and physical limits--and possibilities--is one important role these speakers have in common. MORE
I’ve been teaching my speechwriting seminars since 1992 (and prior to that, I taught speechwriting workshops for NYU/PRSA), so the alum network is now quite large. My thanks to the many seminar attendees who have sent recent updates on their work. . Philadelphia-based alum Jean Kirshenbaum now works as an independent writer and consultant. MORE
I spent six years as an SE with Sun Microsystems from 1992 - 1998 working in Pleasanton, CA and Minneapolis, [.]. Sociological Images reports that, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics data rating the best jobs in America, an I.T. industry Systems Engineer (SE) comes out in first place! Click to enlarge) Who woulda thunk. occupations MORE
In 1992, Dr. Jemison was the first African-American woman to go into space. With all the excitement concerning the worldwide release of the new Cosmos series with Neil deGrasse Tyson this month, it''s a good time to repost this piece from 2009 on the remarkable Mae Jemison. MORE
Grace carried on her speaking career until her death in 1992 at 85. The first motivational speaker I ever heard was the inimitable Admiral Grace Hopper, sometime in the 80s at the University of Virginia. Hopper left her position as a mathematics professor at Vassar during WWII to join the Navy. MORE
1992 Related Topics 
The Eloquent Woman
MAY 11, 2012
It's been 20 years since Vancouver native Severn Suzuki, then 12 years old, took the microphone at the United Nations Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992.
SketchBubble
OCTOBER 13, 2015
Studies by William Cushman (2007) and Bradley et all (1992), for example, remind us that if we want people to remember what we are saying we need to tap into their emotional bank.
Max Atkinson
MAY 5, 2010
As the results of the general election started coming in on polling day in 1992, the Labour shadow spokesman for Trade & Industry made the following announcement to the nation: ".
Speak and Deliver
AUGUST 16, 2012
Originally published in 1992, this is the '20th Anniversary Edition'. The book is filled with 122 one to two page chapters organized alphabetically - what one might today view as a series of blogposts compiled into a book, though blogging certainly didn't exist in 1992, if I recall.
Manner of Speaking
JANUARY 24, 2012
Monty Python, Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1992). ” — Bill Clinton, Democratic National Convention, 16 July 1992. This post is part of a series on rhetoric and rhetorical devices. For other posts in the series, please click this link. Device : Hypophora.
The Eloquent Woman
APRIL 16, 2015
Severn Suzuki''s 1992 UN Earth Summit speech was delivered when she was just 12 years old, and she wisely kept her message in the voice of a child. "If Next week, we celebrate Earth Day, and it''s no surprise that women have shaped so much of the public speaking about environmental issues.
The Eloquent Woman
APRIL 22, 2016
Severn Suzuki's 1992 UN Earth Summit speech was delivered when she was just 12 years old, and she wisely kept her message in the voice of a child. "If
The Eloquent Woman
OCTOBER 17, 2014
In each post, you''ll find video, text and tips you can take from their outstanding speeches: Severn Suzuki''s 1992 UN Earth Summit speech happened when she was just 12 years old, making her the youngest speaker in the Index.
The Eloquent Woman
FEBRUARY 16, 2017
Several readers of the blog have been asking about blushing at the start of their talks, with comments along these lines: "What can I do about suddenly turning red right before I start to speak?
Manner of Speaking
AUGUST 15, 2011
“ — Mary Matalin, Republican political consultant, August 1992. This post is part of a series on rhetoric and rhetorical devices. For other posts in the series, please click this link. Device : Paralipsis. Origin : From the Greek ?????????? paraleipsis), meaning “omission&#. In plain English: To call attention to something by specifically saying that you will not mention it. Effect: Saying that one will not mention the person, subject, event, etc.
The Eloquent Woman
JANUARY 16, 2015
Elizabeth Glaser spoke on AIDS at the 1992 Democratic national convention in the U.S., In The Eloquent Woman Index of famous speeches by women , disability is a recurring theme. Talking about mental and physical limits--and possibilities--is one important role these speakers have in common.
Speak and Deliver
OCTOBER 14, 2014
Getting them to shake their neighbors hand or smile at them, or, shudder, give them neck messages is so 1992, and again, wastes their time. - We hear the term ''Hook'' bandied about a lot in marketing circles - usually it refers to your theme, your brand, your ''One Big Thing''.
Ian Griffin - Professionally Speaking
MARCH 12, 2010
I spent six years as an SE with Sun Microsystems from 1992 - 1998 working in Pleasanton, CA and Minneapolis, [.]. Sociological Images reports that, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics data rating the best jobs in America, an I.T. industry Systems Engineer (SE) comes out in first place! Click to enlarge) Who woulda thunk. occupations
Ian Griffin - Professionally Speaking
MARCH 12, 2010
I spent six years as an SE with Sun Microsystems from 1992 - 1998 working in Pleasanton, CA and Minneapolis, [.]. Sociological Images reports that, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics data rating the best jobs in America, an I.T. industry Systems Engineer (SE) comes out in first place! Click to enlarge) Who woulda thunk. occupations
Ian Griffin - Professionally Speaking
MARCH 12, 2010
I spent six years as an SE with Sun Microsystems from 1992 - 1998 working in Pleasanton, CA and Minneapolis, [.]. Sociological Images reports that, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics data rating the best jobs in America, an I.T. industry Systems Engineer (SE) comes out in first place! Click to enlarge) Who woulda thunk. occupations
Presentation Zen
MARCH 16, 2014
In 1992, Dr. Jemison was the first African-American woman to go into space. With all the excitement concerning the worldwide release of the new Cosmos series with Neil deGrasse Tyson this month, it''s a good time to repost this piece from 2009 on the remarkable Mae Jemison.
Public Speaking Advice and Commentary
APRIL 18, 2011
Grace carried on her speaking career until her death in 1992 at 85. The first motivational speaker I ever heard was the inimitable Admiral Grace Hopper, sometime in the 80s at the University of Virginia. Hopper left her position as a mathematics professor at Vassar during WWII to join the Navy.
Speak and Deliver
JANUARY 8, 2016
Dana LaMon (1992) was blind. In the first of what should be many guest blog posts in 2016, Sharookh Daroowala Gives us both a formula for the international speech contest and an analysis of last year's event. As a Finalist in the Championship in 2014 - he should know!
TJ Walker Interactive
MARCH 7, 2011
In 1992, Bill Clinton ran for president using these three main themes: 1. Quick, name the three top three themes of the George Bush 1992 re-election campaign. News analyzed from a communication perspective.
Great Public Speaking
NOVEMBER 3, 2010
How to be the Life of the Podium by Sylvia Simmons, (New York: Amacom, 1992). The reason I talked about current information and personal life events first is that they will glean you the highest amount of impact. Using your own life incidents and observations makes you unique. Why should you be asked to speak if anyone could get up in front of the group and recite the same old tired information and stories?
The Eloquent Woman
DECEMBER 26, 2012
Severn Suzuki's 1992 UN Earth Summit speech : 20 years ago, "the girl who silenced the world for five minutes" schooled her elders on why they need to take care of the planet, and began a public speaking career.
Joan Detz Speaker Services
JANUARY 4, 2011
Since I began my teaching my speechwriting seminars in 1992, I have recommended the annual ASJA Writing Conference to all of my classes. It’s always held on a spring weekend in New York City, and it’s always wonderful. . Registration for the 40th Annual ASJA conference is now open! For more details, visit: [link
The Eloquent Woman
NOVEMBER 9, 2012
In 1992, she spoke about her life in comedy at New York City's 92nd St. Phyllis Diller used to joke that she had had so much plastic surgery that God wouldn't recognize her at the pearly gates.
Great Public Speaking
MAY 16, 2011
How to be the Life of the Podium by Sylvia Simmons, (New York: Amacom, 1992). The reason I talked about current information and personal life events first is that they will glean you the highest amount of impact. Using your own life incidents and observations makes you unique.
Matt Eventoff
OCTOBER 12, 2009
I’m 35 and have been using the internet – in it’s various forms – since 1992, earlier if you count BBS. Elie Saidman, a friend and a very succesful entreprenuer , had a great post on his blog this morning that I not only found very interesting, but completely agree with. Email’s impending death has been written about ad nauseum, and never seems to come. Email has been, and in my opinion will continue to be, the dominant online communication medium of choice.
The Eloquent Woman
APRIL 26, 2013
A speech about sickness and health may loom like a minefield for some women speakers, planted with all the challenges they''ve been taught to avoid in public speaking.
Max Atkinson
JUNE 6, 2011
For any politician who might have doubted this, the tipping point probably came with the Labour Party's disastrous Sheffield rally in 1992 , after which being interviewed by a journalist, regardless which one it happened to be, must have seemed a much safer and softer option. (c)
Joan Detz Speaker Services
JULY 3, 2012
which I wrote back in 1992) as a special promotion. I’m delighted to say that Barnes and Noble has chosen Can You Say A Few Words? Bristol Park Books is printing the hardbound edition right now, and the book will be widely sold in B&N stores by mid-late July. The book earned this praise from A.W. “Bill” Dahlberg, CEO of the Southern Company: “No one has better advice and more creative ideas than Joan Detz ”
Max Atkinson
SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
During the 1992 election, John Major took to speaking in the round and, if I ever manage to unearth my videos of people yawning and dozing in the background, I'll certainly post them on the blog.
Joan Detz Speaker Services
AUGUST 11, 2011
I’ve been teaching my speechwriting seminars since 1992 (and prior to that, I taught speechwriting workshops for NYU/PRSA), so the alum network is now quite large. My thanks to the many seminar attendees who have sent recent updates on their work. . Philadelphia-based alum Jean Kirshenbaum now works as an independent writer and consultant.
Max Atkinson
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
1992 "Caveat Orator: Audience Disaffiliation in the 1988 Presidential Debates."
Max Atkinson
OCTOBER 15, 2009
MAJORSPEAK On this, the way former prime minister John Major spoke used to be a constant source of fascination to me and I once wrote a paper entitled 'Majorspeak' in a book on the 1992 general election. A recent post by Martin Shovel on the Creativity Works blog uses the Wordle website to support an interesting argument that David Cameron is a better speaker than Gordon Brown because he used fewer words of Latin origin in his conference speech than the prime minister did in his.
Joan Detz Speaker Services
DECEMBER 8, 2009
I went into my database (all of the speechwriters who have attended my speechwriting seminars since 1992), and selected a couple of good speechwriters to recommend for each company. . Within the last 24 hours, I’ve received several requests to recommend speechwriters. These companies (ranging from NY to TX) are looking to hire both staff and freelance speechwriters. .
The Eloquent Woman
SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
Today, it's a must-do speech, so much so that it was lampooned this week by The Onion --but it turns out that the "wifely testimonial" is a recent addition to political conventions , pioneered by Barbara Bush at the 1992 Republican National Convention.
The Eloquent Woman
AUGUST 31, 2012
Glaser spoke first, at the Democratic National Convention held in July 1992, and some news accounts speculated that Fisher's speech at the August Republican National Convention was meant as a counterbalance to Glaser.
Joan Detz Speaker Services
SEPTEMBER 11, 2011
Since I started my speechwriting seminars in 1992, I have trained many dozens of military speechwriters (at Basic, Advanced and Master levels). As military speechwriters approach retirement from the armed services, they need to look at their resumes with an eye for transitioning: “What skills would be valued as I build a second career in the corporate marketplace?&# . Speechwriting is certainly one of those skills. Corporate speechwriters are paid well and treated well.
Joan Detz Speaker Services
AUGUST 31, 2011
I’ve been conducting salary surveys (for both staff speechwriters and freelance speechwriters) since 1992, and I have good information from all sectors. Do you ever wonder how much other speechwriters make? Do you ever suspect you could be earning more? . Find out in the 2011 Master Class in Speechwriting, Mon-Tues, October 3-4, Philadelphia. .
Manner of Speaking
JANUARY 24, 2012
Monty Python, Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1992). ” — Bill Clinton, Democratic National Convention, 16 July 1992. This post is part of a series on rhetoric and rhetorical devices. For other posts in the series, please click this link. Device : Hypophora. Origin : From the Greek ??????? ipofora), meaning “carrying under” or “putting under” In plain English: Asking a question and immediately answering it.
Craig Strachan - Keep Talking!
MARCH 29, 2009
When Lois was declared blind in Durban in 1992, the first thing she did was to join a rock band. Hi Friends. You have been asking us when we are going to play next, so now you have an answer, next month! I hope that you will be able to join us (more details below the advert). Craig.
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