Free Nelson Mandela’s speaking notes
I’ve been scouring the web for the text of Nelson Mandela’s speech to Live 8 on Friday. The closest I’ve come is finding these excerpts from the BBC. Update: Jay Pausner has found the whole thing. Updateder: …Ach — it’s a speech...A Scarlet Pimpernel for information
There’s a small army of researchers hard at work on public policy projects. But until now, most of their work has stayed hidden from the U.S. taxpayers who fund it. Now that’s changing. Thanks to the work of Open CRS, the efforts of the U.S. Congressional...Baby, if you’ve ever wondered…
If Live 8 has served no other purpose, it has spurred a fascinating dialogue about the role of culture in politics, the limits of charity-based political analysis, and just why it is that Bono is about ninety times smarter than the president of the most powerful...Coda: the same-sex marriage fight goes on… in France
As the battle over C-38 winds down in Canada, the fight for equal marriage is just starting to gather steam in France. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a Socialist member of the French National Assembly (and avid blogger), reports on the Paris gay pride march: Les...Particularly useful: Section 15, the Charter and equality
If you’re even a little bit curious about how the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms can protect the equality of lesbians and gay men, I can’t encourage you strongly enough to go read this post on Section 15, the Charter’s equality provision....
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Public speaking and speechwriting: the essential guides
Looking for advice on public speaking, speechwriting and leadership communications? Here are some of my most comprehensive posts, on topics that people ask me about most often.
