Recently an estimated 27,000 young people crowded into Washington Square in New York cheering on their favorite candidate, Bernie Sanders, for the democratic nomination. Bernie Sanders is opposed by the establishment candidate, Hilary Clinton, and both candidates squared off in their debate, across the river, in Brooklyn some days later. It was, as one columnist […]
How Shakespeare can help you write a really relevant speech
“My words fly up, my thoughts remain below: words without thoughts, never to heaven go” (Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act lll , Sc.1) President Bill Clinton was certainly a charismatic speaker. He attracted huge audiences and will be remembered as one of the most popular U.S. presidents since John F. Kennedy. But can any of us really […]