“Obama still has work to do with the vision thing. Convincing voters that he has a credible, practical plan to turn the nation around is a process, not a speech.” StillsTurnsNationsProcessVisionPlansSpeechPracticalsVotersConvincingCredible Author:Ron Fournier
“Speakers who have grown up in the American community unconsciously know its rules about taking turns in conversations-in the same way that they know the rules of grammar and the rules about appropriate speech in various situations.” KnowsWayTurnsCommunitySituationConversationSpeechVariousAppropriateSpeakersGrammar Book:Word Play: What Happens When People Talk Source: Word Play: What Happens When People Talk
“Active liberty is particularly at risk when law restricts speech directly related to the shaping of public opinion, for example, speech that takes place in areas related to politics and policy-making by elected officials. That special risk justifies especially strong pro-speech judicial presumptions. It also justifies careful review whenever the speech in question seeks to shape public opinion, particularly if that opinion in turn will affect the political process and the kind of society in which we live.” IfsKindLawPoliticalTurnsStrongProcessLibertyOpinionRiskSpecialPolicyExampleShapesSpeechAreasCarefulActiveRelatedOfficialsJustifyReviewsFreedom Of SpeechPublic OpinionJudicialPresumptionElected OfficialsLive FreePublic OfficialsPolicy Making Author:Stephen Breyer
“I had people in my life who didn't give up on me: my mother, my aunt, my science teacher. I had one-on-one speech therapy. I had a nanny who spent all day playing turn-taking games with me.” PeopleGivingMotherTurnsGamesTeacherSpeechGiving UpTherapyAutismAuntOne On OneNanniesScience TeacherYaksSpeech Therapy Author:Temple Grandin
“When I give a speech at a corporate event, I often ask those in attendance, 'Do you know how to tell if you're doing the job?' As heads start whispering back and forth, I provide these clue: 'If you're up at 3 A.M. every night talking into a tape recorder and writing notes on scraps of paper, have a knot in your stomach and a rash on your skin, are losing sleep and losing touch with your wife and kids, have no appetite or sense of humor, and feel that everything might turn out wrong, then you're probably doing the job.'” IfsKnowsGivingFeelsWritingMightKidsJobsNightTurnsAsksSleepTalkingKnow HowWifeEventsSpeechPaperLosingSkinsNotesCorporateDo You KnowSense Of HumorStomachAppetiteTapeEvery NightClueBack And ForthWhisperingKnotsScrapRecordersAttendanceHead StartWriting Notes Book:The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership Source: The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership