HOW TO GIVE A BETTER SPEECH THAN OBAMA and change your world - (The Iron Lady - Powerful Words) Darren Kelly, Kellcomm, Blog - Day 34

Hi,

Because today is Christmas Day, this post has been prepared in advance to enable me to enjoy every second of the festive fun. The live posts will begin again tomorrow!

Great speakers have an incredible ability to communicate in the shortest amount of words. I would like to share with you some phrases 'The Iron Lady' spoke to describe her critics, her 'Iron Lady' label, and other subjects like, success, decision-making and productivity.


1. Critics

"If my critics saw me walking over the Thames, they would say it was because I couldn't swim."

2. Reaction to her 'Iron Lady' label

"If you lead a country like Britain, a strong country, a country which has taken a lead in world affairs in good times and in bad, a country that is always reliable, then you have to have a touch of iron about you."

3. Success

"What is success? I think it is a mixture of having a flair for the thing that you are doing; knowing that it is not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a certain sense of purpose."

4. Decision making

"The wisdom of hindsight, so useful to historians and indeed to authors of memoirs, is sadly denied to practicing politicians."

5. Productivity

"Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it's when you've had everything to do, and you've done it."

Obama also understands the power of simple and succinct phrases that capture logic and emotion. After all, he used three simple words to motivate his supporters to elect him president in 2008. When he was defeated by Hilary Clinton in the New Hampshire Primary that year, he rejuvenated the hearts and minds of his followers when he said, "Yes We Can."

Tomorrow, I will share with you the speech that rocked 'The Iron Lady'.

Take care, and please accept my sincere wishes for a wonderful Christmas.

Darren



PS: 'HOW TO GIVE A BETTER SPEECH THAN OBAMA and change your world' - is available on iTunes and Amazon NOW!
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Text version in January 2012.



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