Two events happened that lead to me writing this post.
One was an article in the New York Times on how Barack Obama developed his political ideas and tested viewpoints. In the article, it speaks of how Barack would study the writings and speeches of Frederick Douglass when composing his lectures and speeches.
The second event reminded me of the article and gave me the inspiration for writing this post.
I was riding in the car listening to the audio portion of Ed Tate’s new course, “Energize, Educate, and Entertain.” In his program, Ed discusses handwriting the great speeches of the world in order to get your brain thinking about how great speeches are crafted and to develop new ideas for your speeches. One source that Ed mentioned that I also have used in the past for inspiration is American Rhetoric.
Are you stuck trying to think of ideas? Does studying the past masters help you develop your speeches?
I would like to know.
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