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Friday Happy Hour Video: Meet my rhetorical hero (I did!)

10.29.2021 by David Murray // Leave a Comment

Ten years ago, a 19-year-old Zach Wahls gave a speech in defense of gay marriage in Iowa that became the most-watched political video of 2011. He’s an Iowa State Senator now—and truly insightful about what made his speech so compelling then, and what makes for persuasive political communication, now. I interviewed him at last week’s World Conference of the Political Speechwriters Association, and we decided to make the conversation public. Enjoy!

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