What Makes a Great Speech?

Interview with Christophe Larouer, Chief Speechwriter, ITU

Photo Credit: Maya Plentz, picture of a painting at ITU depicting global comms

Interview with Christophe Larouer, Chief Speechwriter at the International Telecommunications Agency (ITU), the United Nations agency for connectivity.

What makes a great speech? We discussed commencement speeches, Toni Morrison, and the speeches that marked an epoch in American History.

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