Prior to beginning work on this discussion, review the following resources:
Chapter 9 of your textbook Leadership: Theory and Practice
How Great Leaders CommunicateLinks to an external site. article
Choose one of the following speeches to reflect on for this discussion forum:
President Obama: Barack Obama – New Beginning Speech June 4th 2009, CairoLinks to an external site.
Malala Yousafzai: Activist Malala Yousafzai Delivers Impassioned Speech to Canadian ParliamentLinks to an external site.
President Kennedy: President Kennedy’s speech at Rice UniversityLinks to an external site.
Martin Luther King, Jr.: I’ve Been to the MountaintopLinks to an external site.
Martin Luther King, Jr.: I Have a DreamLinks to an external site.
John F. Kennedy: Cuban Missile Crisis Address to the NationLinks to an external site.
Ronald Reagan: A Time for Choosing (aka “The Speech”)Links to an external site.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Pearl Harbor Address to the NationLinks to an external site.
Hillary Rodham Clinton: Remarks to the U.N. 4th World Conference on Women Plenary SessionLinks to an external site.
Aung San Suu Kyi: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi speech at Yale with Myanmar SubstitleLinks to an external site. [sic]
In your post,
Review your selected speech and share the key points illustrated in the speech.
What made the speech so memorable?
What were the main takeaways?
What did you learn in terms of leadership communication from this speech?
Share attributes that you could incorporate into your own leadership communication.
Your discussion post should be a minimum of 250 words.