Category «Speeches»

Strong Words | Words Are Not As Important As Emotions

I got this email from Colm, a statistician: Barry, I just had a speech from a senior manager who at one point looked down at his sheet of paper to read out the words “I really care about….” Colm Inspiring stuff! It makes me wonder, again, has a presenter ever read anything that excited anybody? …

2020: A Lack of Vision | Boring Speeches

Horizon 2020, the largest European research and innovation fund to date, was launched three years ago in the Dublin Convention Centre. I was hard pushed to find a seat in the impressive 2000-capacity auditorium as I had arrived late. It occurred to me when I sat down, though, that I should have arrived later. A …