Next Tuesday at the IABC World Conference in New York, I'm debuting an all-new version of my Speechwriting Jam session. Past versions have been compelling collections of great speeches on loose themes. But this time, I'm using my samples to make a strange argument, for the editor of Vital Speeches of the Day to make: That in the age of the Internet, social media and YouTube, there is no longer any rational reason to hold an event as inefficient as a speech.
There is only, I'll say—and pause for a couple of beats—an irrational reason.
What is it? Learn about it by reading this interview with IABC's Natasha Nicholson.
And then, if you're at the conference, come to my inefficient speech, to see (and, if I'm successful, to feel) how it actually works.
Giant Canadian scandal. Google:Justin Trudeau, Grace Foundation, fund raising
Trudeau is now a member of parliament who charged $20K to make speech at Grace fundraiser; $6000 in tickets sold. Canadian Prime Minister (different party than Justin)leaked letter from Grace asking speakers’ bureau to give back the money.
So that’s what speeches are all about, in Canada.