I am frequently asked what I think was the greatest speech of all time. I receive these questions since I coach professional presenters in the marketplace, as well as teach business presentations as part of the MBA program in the College of Business at the University of Dallas. I think that many people like to benchmark features of their… Read More King’s Speech was Great – But Not the Greatest!
“Until your people are mocking you, you’ve not repeated your message enough.” Verne Harnish, Mastering the Rockefeller Habits ——- Each semester, I handout copies of the full text of I Have a Dream, the great speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. I take a fresh copy myself, and I have us work through the speech,… Read More Repeat It Until they Mock You – a Key Task of an Attentive Leader
(note; I write on this blog about business topics, business books – and a few other subjects. I also teach Speech. This article refers to a section of what some call the greatest speech delivered in the United States in the 20th Century). Today is Martin Luther King Day. I have read his words, watched… Read More “We Must Rise To The Majestic Heights Of Meeting Physical Force With Soul Force” – Dr. Martin Luther King Beckons Us Toward Non-Violence
“There is no greater calling than to serve your fellow men. There is no greater contribution than to help the weak. There is no greater satisfaction than to have done it well.” Walter Reuther, Union Leader He was pummeled by “thugs” hired by Ford in 1937. (“The union organizers were badly beaten and thrown down… Read More A Quote for Labor Day – from Walter Reuther
A while back, I was watching one of those “classic” movie channels. The host/introducer was introducing a movie (I forget which movie). He is a studio executive. And he said that one of the traits of great movies is that they deal with (and at this point he held up a simple, really big sign… Read More “Repeat it Until they Mock You” – the Big Idea for Today
The American dream of freedom – freedom for all — is at the center of all of our foundational documents and speeches. Here is Dr. King, excerpted from his great speech delivered on Aug. 28, 1963: And this will be the day — this will be the day when all of God’s children will be… Read More Let Freedom Ring — from Every Village and Every Hamlet
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