During the Zucotti Park occupation in New York in autumn 2011, acclaimed critical intellectuals – among them Slavoj Žižek, Judith Butler and Cornel West – came to support the occupiers, and to give speeches in front of them, aired through the "human microphone".
" 'What if these kids think I don't know what I'm doing?' 'What if I can't answer their questions?' " Many of those seeking the job are accustomed to giving speeches in front of audiences or trying to persuade groups of voters over the course of a campaign — rather than one man, in less than an hour.
Police estimated that around 2,000 people took part in the march through Belfast, before gathering to hear speeches in front of Belfast City Hall.
He speaks with a measured voice that can't be compared to his fiery speeches in front of live audiences.
Winners also were given the chance to deliver acceptance speeches in front of an audience of several thousand onlookers and the show's host: actor, comedian and Grammy nominee David Alan Grier.
I might argue with Dick Cheney's positions on issues, but his job seems to consist of making speeches in front of organizations who have signaled their tacit approval of his remarks in advance, and giving awards to himself.
Mr. Eikenberry's comments, in a postscript to a speech in front of about 200 students and faculty members at Herat University, departed sharply from the normally tolerant public stance that Western diplomats had taken with Mr. Karzai.
If you're still feeling so stressed out or nervous, try to make speech in front of the mirror before you go out.
He enjoyed his new-found gift, & couldn't wait to deliver his intricate, analogy-laden speeches in front of a gathering of friends.
The week leading up to the Academy Awards are not only filled with studio parties, gown fittings and practicing winning speeches in front of the mirror.
