John F. Kennedy
Inaugural Address
Martin Luther King, Jr.
"I Have a Dream"
Adolf Hitler
Address to the Nazi Party
Douglas MacArthur
Farewell Address
Franklin D. Roosevelt
1942 State of the Union
Barack Obama
First Inaugural Address
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Printable Critical Essays

Barack Obama
Tucson Shooting Memorial Address
Sarah Palin
2010 Reagan Dinner Address
Arlen Specter
Farewell Address
Nancy Pelosi
Turning Over the Gavel
John Boehner
Becoming Speaker of the House
Richard Nixon
Second Inaugural Address

This definitive collection edits together over 100 clips of Ronald Reagan speaking—including television appearances, press conferences, addresses to Congress and the U.N., speeches at political conventions and even a few snippets from his movie career—into four 90 to 120 minute themed retrospectives. No narration or "expert" commentary clutters this pure unadulturated Reagan DVD, boiled down to pithy, punchy sound bites (as well as an archive of 28 lengthier exerpts).

Barack Obama
Eulogy of Ted Kennedy
Nevelle Isdell
(President of Coca-Cola) "Building a Culture of Ethics
Al Sharpton
Eulogy of Michael Jackson
Ted Kennedy, Jr.
Eulogy of Ted Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
1980 Inaugural Address

Deborah Tannen revolutionized our understanding of gender and communication. Now, for the first time on video, Tannen takes you on an intellectual journey to the very core of how men and women use language, and why communication between the sexes so often goes awry.

Improve your listening ability and capitalize on the benefits of better listening skills!

Among the topics covered:

• Causes of poor listening
• Costs of poor listening habits
• Appreciative, emphatic, comprehensive and critical listening
• Specific suggestions to improve listening

With linguistic and psychological brush strokes, Tannen mixes scholarly research and familiar examples from everyday life on her canvas. In this illuminating and entertaining presentation, Tannen paints a colorful road map through the complex gender maze of why we speak the way we do, and why others so frequently don't hear what we mean. For the basic course this DVD describes basic communication problems and prescribes constructive solutions.

This award-winning DVD examines 50 years of government spin joined by media cheerleading that persuaded the nation into one war after another from Vietnam to Iraq. Remarkable archival footage of rhetorical devices employed by Presidents from LBJ to George W. Bush shows how administrations of both parties have relied on hyperbole and media support to sell the necessity of war to succeeding generations of American people. This fascinating documentary highlights persuasive techniques employed by political leaders and the media.

This DVD offers key rhetorical moments from nine major speeches given by the president whose administration boasted record domestic prosperity and a foreign policy free of American combat deaths by enemy fire. From his first inaugural to the Oklahoma City Memorial Service to his farewell address to the nation, this collection presents a glimpse into rhetorical skills of the 42nd President of the United States.

Learn how to avoid "Powerpoint Poisoning" and deliver presentations that provoke and persuade.

This program teaches modern presentation design and shows how to write and perform computer-based presentations. Noted communications expert J. Douglas Jeffreys highlights the link between design and delivery, introduces the seven basic rules of presentation design and explains how properly constructed slides can deliver an effective message.

He changed history through the power of communication. In 2004, his name was unknown to 90% of Americans. Then, in one 16-minute speech, he mesmerized the world. In a mere four years, Barack Obama skyrocketed to the Presidency of the United States. How did he do it? Communication expert Richard Greene explores the 5 Secrets that ignited Barack Obama's campaign and rise to the top.

Learn to implement the 3-step technique used by JFK, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and other great speakers to persuade & inspire audiences of 10 to 10,000!

Great speakers are not born they are trained. This critically acclaimed DVD will help you acquire "The Skills" and say goodbye to fear, sweat and 'practice, practice, practice'. No self-hypnosis, no fuzzy neuro-reprogramming, no reliance on "positive thinking" excercises that fail you at the worst time. This unique training process is now available to you in an entertaining and engaging 90-minute video.