Spoken Gems » funny http://spoken-gems.com Remarkable speeches, rhetorical masterpieces, impressive monologues Mon, 21 May 2012 14:01:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Unknown best man’s speech http://spoken-gems.com/2008/08/22/unknown-best-mans-speech/ http://spoken-gems.com/2008/08/22/unknown-best-mans-speech/#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:58:10 +0000 Michael http://spoken-gems.com/2008/08/22/unknown-best-mans-speech/ Well, the only thing I’ll say is: With a friend like this, …

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The audience was in stitches the whole time.

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Dave Eggers, writer and independent publisher, won the TED prize 2008 for his moonlighting project 826 Valencia, launched in 1998. This project focuses on one-on-one volunteer tutoring and has created a movement. And it’s one of the craziest and funniest you’ll ever hear of. Just give him a few minutes to warm up.

More about the project "Once upon a school"

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