Sentence examples for overcome a speech from inspiring English sources

Last year the audience prize for best motion picture went to Tom Hooper's "The King's Speech," starring Colin Firth as a stammering British royal pressed to overcome a speech disorder to rally his empire at war.

Biden apparently started reciting poetry in front of a mirror to help overcome a speech problem he had as a child.

Despite the improbable subject matter, an English king from a bygone era struggling to overcome a speech impediment, the movie appears to have touched the hearts of middle-America.

Harper, who had spent much of his life overcoming a speech impediment, stammers through sentences often.

The appearance of reality show characters such as the "brilliant and empathetic" Siddiqui family in Gogglebox and schoolboy Musharaf Asghar, who overcame a speech impediment in the documentary series Educating Yorkshire (both screened by Channel 4), has helped integration in the wider TV industry, she said.

As a youngster, for instance, I benefitted from the expertise of a speech pathologist in helping me overcome a minor speech impediment.

The film, directed by Tom Hooper and written by David Seidler, tells the story of Her Majesty's father, King George VI, as he struggles to overcome a crippling speech impediment while grappling with his sudden, unexpected ascension to throne and the mounting danger of Nazi Germany.

The King's Speech has already overcome a smear campaign centring on its subject's alleged Nazi sympathies, and fended off the attentions of a newly re-invigorated The Social Network, which enjoyed a re-release in cinemas.

The article also misidentified the classical orator who, like a girl in the program, overcame a speech problem.

THE KING'S SPEECH King George VI Colin Firthh) enlists the help of a speech therapist (Geoffrey Rush) to help him overcome a debilitating stutter on the eve of World War II.

He received further acclaim with the historical drama The King's Speech (2010), starring as Prince Albert (eventually King George VI) of Great Britain, who enlists the aid of an eccentric speech therapist (played by Geoffrey Rush) to overcome a debilitating stutter.