WILLIAM SAFIRE LEND ME YOUR EARS
Today in the world of competition every parent wants their child to excel in
every endeavor. The parent who train their child for UPSC exams or look for
better pasture they teach the oratory skills to their children.
The school syllabus falls short to shape the skills of students. The daily
colloquial hampers the language of child. The style of thinking, focusing
and composting letters, speeches and reports remain undeveloped. The
mushrooming classes which has shiny ads with no depth advertise, ‘Advance
English’. Kindly understand – the word advance is used as a financial term used
in accounts for the amount given prior purchase. The final payment is made
again delivery. The ‘Advance English’ term is not only mistake nay suicidal.
I can suggest the instant classic ‘Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in
History’. It published a decade ago and now added seventeen new speeches, it
contains more than two hundred outstanding moments of oratory. This third
edition is selected, arranged, and introduced by William Safire, who honed his
skills as a presidential speechwriter. He is considered to be America's most
influential political columnist and most elegant explicate of our language.
This book Covers speeches from Demosthenes to George W. Bush. The latest
edition includes the words of Cromwell to the "Rump Parliament,"
Orson Welles eulogizing Darryl F. Zanuck, General George Patton exhorting his
troops before D-Day, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaking on Bush v. Gore. A new
section reveals speeches which were never delivered. You will find what Kennedy
was scheduled to say in Dallas. Safire also wrote for Nixon if the first moon
landing met with disaster and what Clinton originally planned to say after his
grand jury testimony but swapped for a much fiercer speech.
This is my Favorite Speech Compendium! William Safire, the man who
penned “nattering nabobs of negativism.” The writer has penned many books on
English language. These books will be helpful for many copywriter, writer and
columnists across globe. The students of UPSC and prospective students of
private services who hone their skills for higher administrative duties will
find a trove of composition.
Mr. Rahul Mate
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