All Speeches Great and Small

Keynotes

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Michelle Fincke: 'It took a while to see it, but her steady hand has been on mine all along', Mothers Day breakfast, - 2016

Michelle Fincke: 'It took a while to see it, but her steady hand has been on mine all along', Mothers Day breakfast, - 2016

Bruno Lettieri: 'My dad was a pruner, a manic kind of pruner', Fathers' Day welcome - 2015

Bruno Lettieri: 'My dad was a pruner, a manic kind of pruner', Fathers' Day welcome - 2015

Anson Cameron: 'Shortly after this, the fathers assembled here today will begin to die', Father-Daughter Breakfast - 2015

Anson Cameron: 'Shortly after this, the fathers assembled here today will begin to die', Father-Daughter Breakfast - 2015

Storytelling

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Pat Caslin: 'No fifties!', Romance @ Shilling Speakers - 2022

Pat Caslin: 'No fifties!', Romance @ Shilling Speakers - 2022

Justine Sless: 'It felt like it was time to come out as a Jew', Newstead Short Story Tattoo - 2017

Justine Sless: 'It felt like it was time to come out as a Jew', Newstead Short Story Tattoo - 2017

Tom Sitter: 'Oh there's a Valentine's stuck at the bottom of the box, imagine that?', The Moth - 2017

Tom Sitter: 'Oh there's a Valentine's stuck at the bottom of the box, imagine that?', The Moth - 2017

Mohammed Qahtani: 'Words are power, words could be your power', Power of Words, Toastmasters International - 2015

Mohammed Qahtani: 'Words are power, words could be your power', Power of Words, Toastmasters International - 2015

Jess McGuire: 'I’m the founder, graduate, and now Head Goddess of the Joyful Biz Online Life Coaching and Etsy Management Academy', Nailed it! - 2017

Jess McGuire: 'I’m the founder, graduate, and now Head Goddess of the Joyful Biz Online Life Coaching and Etsy Management Academy', Nailed it! - 2017

Cal Wilson: 'My grandmother had a stare that could pin you to the spot like a nail gun', Show and Tell for Grown Ups - 2016

Cal Wilson: 'My grandmother had a stare that could pin you to the spot like a nail gun', Show and Tell for Grown Ups - 2016

Damian Callinan: 'In my family, we rarely went down the spreads aisle in the supermarket', Show & Tell for Grown-Ups - 2016

Damian Callinan: 'In my family, we rarely went down the spreads aisle in the supermarket', Show & Tell for Grown-Ups - 2016

Anniversaries

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Margot Foster: 'A Toast to the Pioneering women of 1974', Trinity College, University of Melbourne - 2014

Margot Foster: 'A Toast to the Pioneering women of 1974', Trinity College, University of Melbourne - 2014

Reunions

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Pat Caslin: 'I tell my kids that the most important thing about going to college is going', 35th reunion of B.Comm class of '81, University of Dublin - 2016

Pat Caslin: 'I tell my kids that the most important thing about going to college is going', 35th reunion of B.Comm class of '81, University of Dublin - 2016

Retirements & Farewells

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Richard Siegersma: 'Maybe a bit like a shining star that never goes out', Farewell to Dr Francis Macnab from St Michael's - 2016

Richard Siegersma: 'Maybe a bit like a shining star that never goes out', Farewell to Dr Francis Macnab from St Michael's - 2016

Lindy Burns: 'Well, finally, after 28 years of broadcasting, it’s come to this', ABC Evenings goodbye - 2018

Lindy Burns: 'Well, finally, after 28 years of broadcasting, it’s come to this', ABC Evenings goodbye - 2018

Terry Wogan: 'I'm going to miss you', farewell to Wake Up to Wogan - 2009

Terry Wogan: 'I'm going to miss you', farewell to Wake Up to Wogan - 2009

Tony Wilson: 'This is the job of my life' farewell to Breakfasters - 2007

Tony Wilson: 'This is the job of my life' farewell to Breakfasters - 2007

Trevor Henley: retirement speech, OCGA Dinner - 2015

Anthony Atkinson: 'Out towards the Melbourne Airport there’s a place where champion racehorses are retired', for principal Dionne Wright - 2014

Anthony Atkinson: 'Out towards the Melbourne Airport there’s a place where champion racehorses are retired', for principal Dionne Wright - 2014

Bar and Bat Mitzvah

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Justin: 'At this rate Carter's probably preferring his bris', son Carter's bar mitzvah - 2018

Justin: 'At this rate Carter's probably preferring his bris', son Carter's bar mitzvah - 2018

Ktoret's Batmi Drasha: 'Not in my house. We live in a feminist age' - 2013

Ktoret's Batmi Drasha: 'Not in my house. We live in a feminist age' - 2013

Clare Wright: 'Mazel Tov, and welcome to this wild ride called womanhood', for Ruby Sless-McDermott - 2011

Clare Wright: 'Mazel Tov, and welcome to this wild ride called womanhood', for Ruby Sless-McDermott - 2011

Child and Teenage speakers

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Natalia Markham: 'Solving World Hunger'., World Speech Day - 2019

Natalia Markham: 'Solving World Hunger'., World Speech Day - 2019

for Zamaphemba Mbhele: 'My mother, my hero', by daughter Anele, birthday speech - 2019

for Zamaphemba Mbhele: 'My mother, my hero', by daughter Anele, birthday speech - 2019

John Markham: 'The majority of Americans are not prepared for a disaster', Lake County Florida Emergency Preparedness, Eagle Scout Project - 2012

John Markham: 'The majority of Americans are not prepared for a disaster', Lake County Florida Emergency Preparedness, Eagle Scout Project - 2012

Venus Rinth: 'What The Thunder Said' by T.S. Eliot - 2018

Venus Rinth: 'What The Thunder Said' by T.S. Eliot - 2018

Keila Banks: 'Undefinable Me', OSCON, Open Source Convention - 2015

Quinn Denniss: 'Hypocrisy is the word for people who say one thing, but do another', Public Speaking Competition - 2017

Quinn Denniss: 'Hypocrisy is the word for people who say one thing, but do another', Public Speaking Competition - 2017

Venus Rinith: 'Great moments are born of great opportunity", kindergarten graduation speech - 2013

Venus Rinith: 'Great moments are born of great opportunity", kindergarten graduation speech - 2013

Venus Rinith: 'Who is my role model?', P2 Speaking Award - 2016

Venus Rinith: 'Who is my role model?', P2 Speaking Award - 2016

Tejas Rinith: 'Laughter is the best medicine for life', P3 Speaking Compeition, Gavels Club - 2016

Tejas Rinith: 'Laughter is the best medicine for life', P3 Speaking Compeition, Gavels Club - 2016

Tejas Rinith: 'He sacrificed his life for the US and Americans', Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' - 2015

Tejas Rinith: 'He sacrificed his life for the US and Americans', Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' - 2015

Benjamin Goode: 'The Power of People Like Me', NSW Schools Public Speaking Competition (rehearsal) - 2012

Benjamin Goode: 'The Power of People Like Me', NSW Schools Public Speaking Competition (rehearsal) - 2012