Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Leadership professor, job market journalist-analyst, business advisor. “The secret to a great speech,” explained Mark Twain, “is ...

Explore 25 Speeches That Changed The World, from ancient Athens to modern times. Discover how powerful words shaped history, ...

It's the season of speeches. Every four years, Americans are treated to oratory by speakers of both parties who address their national party conventions. The purpose of such oratory is less to ...

I’m a fan of great speeches. Whether real or fictional, great speeches have the capacity for informing and identifying. A good speech causes words to go beyond being mere words. They become a clarion ...

If you want to reach the kids, you’ve got to go where the kids are. Where are they right now? With their devices, of course. And what are they doing on those devices? Listening to podcasts, of course.

It has been a while since I talked about archetypes, but I was thinking about them lately because of a science-fiction novel I was reading, which was filled with them. Basically, an archetype is a ...

Presidents give lots of good speeches. Indeed, it’s hard to imagine rising to the highest office in the land without being able to give lots of good speeches. And good speeches are usually good enough ...