Executive Speeches articles from August 2003

Executive Speeches archives from August 2003

Evolution or extinction: adaptation is the key to success.
August 1, 2003... Thanks for that introduction and thanks for inviting me here today. It's a pleasure to be here and talk with you. My goal today is to talk a little bit and then, hopefully, we'll have a discussion about what you're interested in. I don't...

Medicine in the 21st century: mastering our own destiny.
August 1, 2003... Thank you for inviting me to speak this afternoon. I am greatly honored by your invitation to give the Peter Kiewit Memorial Lecture. Peter Kiewit, the first president of the Eisenhower Medical Center Board of Trustees, was a master...

Homeland security & pre-emptive defense.
August 1, 2003... It is real pleasure for me to participate in the Harry C. Stonecipher lecture series. I worked for Harry for five years, and I can tell you-he's one of life's unforgettable people. When I think of Harry, there are two words that come to mind....

Leadership and diversity.
August 1, 2003... Thank you Secretary Herman, and thanks to Reverend Jackson and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition for inviting me to join you. I'm especially honored to be with you during this week when the Supreme Court ruled to preserve Affirmative Action......

In defense of rhetoric.
August 1, 2003... Dear fellow speechwriters. Dear storytellers and searchers for meaning in turbulent times. Long ago, when prohibition was a hot issue in the state of Mississippi, Judge Noah S. Sweat Jr. gave a speech that took a "stand" on whisky. It...

Creating competitive advantage through business ethics.
August 1, 2003... Good morning everyone, and before I say another word, I want you to know how pleased we are at Marathon Oil Company, and at our refining and marketing affiliate, Marathon Ashland Petroleum, to be sponsors of this conference. Someone asked...

The changing face of aging.
August 1, 2003... Early in the 17th century, on the James River, right off the body of land on which we're now gathered, Captain Christopher Newport gave the frightened and discouraged settlers of nearby Jamestown the good news that reinforcements of men and...

Confessions of a wounded speechwriter: our plan is simple. As speechwriters we will engage the imaginations of our clients, provoke from them substance, add texture, and convey to the world an enriched wisdom. Will our plan run into trouble? Big trouble.
August 1, 2003... My big trouble with speeches began in 1985, when I was hired as Senator Sam Nunn's scribe. First assignment: Address the Trilateral Commission about mutual assured destruction. Yow! There was little I knew less about, so I visited the venue...