Public Speaking And Speeches News

Gray Academy of Jewish Education Students Place 7th in International Public Speaking Competition (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)edit sis 6600
The Gray Academy of Jewish Education team of Susan Schipper, Shira Lerner and Ilana Shapera placed 7th out of 57 teams at the International Independent Schools Public Speaking Competition, held in Montreal from October 27 to October 30, 2005.

Charges Dropped In GMU Free Speech Case (NBC4 Washington, D.C.)
Prosecutors in Fairfax County on Monday dropped charges against a George Mason University student who was arrested for protesting a visit by military recruiters.

Patriotic speech, poem (The Shelby County Reporter)
The following excerpt is from a speech presented by Beth Chapman at the January state meeting of the VFW. It has been released, by request, for Veteran's Day in honor of the men and women of the U.S. military.

GMU confronting free-speech issue (Potomac News)
FAIRFAX -- For the second time in two years, George Mason University, named after a Founding Father who championed free speech and individual rights, finds itself in a First Amendment spotlight.

Making public speaking a pleasant experience (Advance Titan)
Statistics show that public speaking is most people?s biggest fear. That means that people are more afraid of talking in front of a group of people than dying, sharks and that creepy new Burger King mascot.

New policy on public speaking at planning meetings due to start (Berwick Today)
BERWICK Borough Council's new policy on public speaking at planning meetings will come into force at next Tuesday's meeting. (27/10/2005 08:31:46)

International Company Eliminates Public Speaking Fear in Indianapolis Business People (PR Web)
A recent Gallup Poll reported that 40% of the population has a fear of public speaking big enough to keep them from presenting in front of a group of business peers, but graduates of the Fearless Presentations training program, that is beginning to offer programs in Indianapolis, say that they are no longer a part of this 40%.

Students Arrested at Powell Speech Protest Accuse Police of Racial Profiling (Democracy Now!)
Police arrested eight people Friday night at the San Francisco Bay Area's De Anza College while protesting against a visit by Colin Powell. Six of the eight arrested were Muslims.

THERON TACKLES PUBLIC SPEAKING FEARS IN NEW FILM (ContactMusic)
CHARLIZE THERON almost passed out on the first day of filming new movie NORTH COUNTRY because she had to face her worst fear and speak publicly at a mining union meeting.

Bracks defends rally speech (News Interactive)
VICTORIAN Premier Steve Bracks has defended his decision to speak at rally against the Federal Government's workplace changes.