Category: speech
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how free is speech?
One of the foundational principles of life is ‘freedom of speech’ (or freedom of expression to use the more inclusive term). In many countries it is enshrined in the Constitution and a basic ‘right’, and where it is denied by those in power it is one of the things that the people crave. It is one…
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FYA
(For your amusement) From ‘Pass the Port’ – my recently acquired book of after-dinner stories: On the occasion I when I made my last speech a young lady came up to me and said: “I enjoyed your speech sumptuously.” “Thank you very much.” She went on: “You ought to have your speeches published.” In as…
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speech training
I am not sure what provoked this memory, but over the last couple of days I have been reminded of the ‘speech training’ sessions we had when I was training to be a Minister. A lovely, patient, humour-laden, expert lady called Liz used to take us for sessions once a week to help us to…
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ding dong (quietly)
Our doorbell doesn’t work very well. Actually, it does function exactly as it was set up to work, but that was not well-thought-out. The chime is in the kitchen, which is at the back of the house. It’s a gentle ‘ding dong’ sound. If you are in the kitchen and the doorbell goes, that’s great,…
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>oh my word(s)!
>I have just finished reviewing a couple of books for a Christian magazine. It was great to be able to read two books on the same subject while keeping my brain alert so I could give a fair review. However, the problem came when writing the review that I thought one book was better than…
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