Evidence for your thesis or claim can vary depending on the topic and the type of speech you’re writing. Statistics might seem like the most credible, but these can be very boring, hard to understand ...

The introduction gives the audience a reason to listen to the remainder of the speech. A good introduction needs to get the audience’s attention, state the topic, make the topic relatable, establish ...

The key to giving a great speech is actually writing a great speech. All the speech-related advice out there focuses on our collective (and completely rational) fear of public speaking. What if I told ...

There are two things that Basketball Hall of Fame inductees have to do before they’re enshrined in Springfield, Mass. The first thing they have to do is be phenomenally good at basketball or make such ...

IBM researchers trained artificial intelligence to pick up hints of changes in language ahead of the onset of neurological diseases. By Gina Kolata Is it possible to predict who will develop Alzheimer ...

Public speaking is an excellent way to build your personal brand. But its effectiveness relies heavily on crafting a perfect talk. Here is a five-point strategy for delivering a perfect public speech.