Great Speeches - Full Transcripts of My Favorite Inspiring Talks
I gave my first speech in May, 2010.
It was at my hometown public library and half a dozen people came out. I just kind of stood there and rambled. There were a lot of awkward silences. One guy clapped.
Since then I’ve given over 500 keynote speeches. I am still getting better. I have a long way to go. One thing I’ve always done is collect speech transcripts and bits of poetry. I study them—inhale them—to see greatness in action. How do they build connection? How do they structure their messages? What’s the science? What’s the art?