Webby winners take awards with 5-word speeches

Who needs Twitter's 140 characters? Five words were enough for the winners at the 13th annual Webby Awards ceremony, where Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter, took the prize for breakout of the year.

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Could prime-time help ratings for state addresses?

One lawmaker thinks he has a sure-fire way to drum up more attention for Ohio's annual State of the State address: Take a page from other states and move it to prime-time.

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Oscar speeches served up emotion and a whistle

Sunday's Oscar speeches were a balancing act, walking the line between the playful and emotional. Here are some notable moments:

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End to Bush's `Great Moments' on Letterman

The end of the Bush administration also marks the end of "Great Moments in Presidential Speeches," an enduring feature on David Letterman's "Late Show" that pokes fun at the president's less eloquent moments.

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History calls on Obama to uncork a great speech

The pressure's on for Barack Obama, orator.

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Republican veteran to nominate Obama

Barack Obama's presidential nominating speech will be coming from a Republican veteran of the Iraq war.

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Famous US speeches in Berlin

Berlin has been fertile ground for speeches by sitting U.S. presidents. John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan are remembered for their bold declarations during the Cold War, and Bill Clinton made a simple declaration about reunified Germany.

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Bush to Speak at 3 Graduation Ceremonies

President Bush will give three commencement addresses this year, including a speech in the congressional district of one of his fiercest war critics.

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Dean Cancels Berkeley Graduation Speech

Democratic chairman Howard Dean and several officials backed out of giving graduation speeches at the University of California, Berkeley, to avoid crossing a picket line for janitors.

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A blogger makes a valid point in a recent blog on dawn.com.

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In the official record of the historic House debate on overhauling health care, the speeches of many lawmakers echo with similarities. Often, that was no accident.

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WASHINGTON — As the most gifted orator of his generation, President Obama finds speechmaking perhaps his most potent political tool. It propelled him to national prominence in 2004 and to the White House in 2008.

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We present exclusively the concession speech that speechwriter Matthew Scully—a Palin loyalist—had written for the vice presidential nominee, as well as the victory speech that he penned for her in the event of a positive outcome.

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I can't believe I am hearing fellow Kossacks complain about Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize. I have read comment after comment of hand-wringing and worry about how it's too soon and he hasn't accomplished enough.

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In the Niagara of words spoken and written about the Obamas' trip to Copenhagen, too few have been devoted to the words they spoke there.

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A conservative news rag slams Palin?

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Quote of the Day: Rickey's Hall of Fame speech

Rickey Henderson, on how he got started playing baseball:

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Buzz Aldrin has been on many journeys in his remarkable life, and in some respects the one to the moon was the least challenging.

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While Obama's speech on national security was judicious, Dick Cheney's riposte was sleazy, dishonest and divisive

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President Barack Obama will attempt to regain control of a boiling debate over anti-terrorism policy with a major speech on Thursday — an address that comes on the same day that former Vice President Dick Cheney will be weighing in with his own speech on the same theme.

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The President's teleprompter closes Gitmo and saves Chrysler and GM from bankrupcty

Already in this young presidency, the teleprompter has done remarkable things. It has given speeches celebrating accomplishment after accomplishment. The teleprompter has extremely high marks from the American people. It's poll numbers are up.

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He speaks on so many things and - when prepared - is apt to speak very elegantly sometimes movingly about each of them. But where is the vibration of the core conviction What are the challenges or ideas stamped with the "fierce urgency" of his instinctive passion or commitment

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It appears that we can add "teleprompter" to the list of addictions that Obama cannot overcome. Apparently he carries it everywhere, as he needs it in order to deliver his "rousing" speeches.

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In any given week, the President of the United States will give maybe a half dozen speeches and make public remarks at twice as many events.

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George Bush...it would be funny...

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More than once, the adjective that has been deployed to describe Obama's oratorical skill is "Ciceronian". Cicero, the outstanding Roman politician of the late republic, was certainly the greatest orator of his time, and one of the greatest in history.

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Poor 'ol Bill Clinton has had to agree to a short leash, so that Hillary can become Sec. of State. He has to have his speeches vetted and more....

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HBR | In Brief of Nick Morgan article that emphasizes "authenticity" as the key to effective body language.

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You must read this speech in its entirety to get the full effect. It was written in 1941, but the parallels to the world of today are so very similar, I was compelled to put in on Newsvine. Below is a small excerpt from the speech.

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Should presidential candidates be required to hold regular press conferences answering questions from the media and public?

Candidates should hold press conferences quite regularly, for four main reasons.

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The art of persuasion and the winning over of people to your political cause remain the essence of modern politics.

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Last week it was reported that Barack Obama's acceptance speech was the most-watched convention speech ever, with 38.4 million viewers. Then, six days later, the Republican vice presidential nominee came within an inch of his record total.

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Stark contrast between two women

I admire Cindy McCain and more so now after watching her speak thurs night. What a stark contrast between her speech and Palin's speech.

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Are we supposed to be walking on egg-shells in regards to Sarah Palin???!!

I am so sick of the attacks by the Republican party on everyone from the media to the Democratic party to anyone who asks any questions about Sarah Palin.

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