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My Favorites (1-100)
Now that I have posted over 100 speeches, I think it’s time for a round-up. So, here are my Top 10 posts of the first 100 speeches.
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Randy Pausch: The last lecture
Don’t leave this site until you have seen this lecture. There are no words to describe this.
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Steve Jobs: Harvard Commencement Speech
This is one of the speeches that made me start Spoken Gems. Truely inspirational.
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Martin Luther King Jr.: I have a dream
According to the University of Wisconsin-Madison the most important speech of the 20th century. A must-see for everybody who is interested in public speaking.
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J.K. Rowling: The fringe benefits of failure and the importance of imagination
A beautiful composition of words.
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Benjamin Zander: Classical music with shining eyes
You’ll have shining eyes within minutes. You love classical music but you probably don’t know it yet.
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Unknown speaker: Best Man’s speech
You can see the shadow of a doubt in the bride’s face. Hilarious!
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Clifford Stoll: 18 minutes with an agile mind
A TED talk that you’ll either love or hate.
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John Cleese: Eulogy for Graham Chapman (Monty Python)
This eulogy at the Memorial Service for Graham Chapman was definitely what he would have wanted it to be.
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Severn Cullis-Suzuki: At the UN Earth Summit 1992
This is one of the most impressive speeches, you’ll find here. Severn Cullis-Suzuki was 12 years old when she gave a speech at the UN Earth Summit in 1992.
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Carrie Fisher: Roast of George Lucas
I didn’t know Carrie Fisher was a gifted "roaster".
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Barney Smith: At the DNC 2008
The bonus speech: Sometimes it takes only one sentence to make the difference between a bad speech and standing ovations.
What is your personal top list of the speeches?
- Severn Cullis-Suzuki: UN Earth Summit 1992
- John Cleese: Graham Chapman Memorial Service
- Benjamin Zander: Classical music with shining eyes
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