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*Many thanks to those who responded to my question about a high speech 
class assignment.*

Question was as follows:  I had a special request from the speech 
teacher today.   She would like
examples of  people who have been successful because of their talent
with public speaking.  Biographies available of these people?   Books that
these people have written about the art of public speaking?


*Answers received:*


I don't have a list for you, but years ago when I was heading up the 
local Optimist speech contest they had a section of people who had 
entered their contest and then went on to be public figures. Your local 
club probably has an updated information packet.


I'm thinking she probably knows people who are famous because of being 
good speakers (Jay Leno, John Stewart, Stephen Colbert, etc.).  Here is 
a list of people who competed in HS or college forensics:
*http://www.vanguard.edu/communication/index.aspx?id=10277 
<http://www.vanguard.edu/communication/index.aspx?id=10277> *
Some of these people might have done oral interpretation rather than 
debate or public speaking events.  I would add Jared Padalecki 
(*http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0655585/)* who competed in HS in San Antonio. 
James Earl Jones article: 
*http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/jon2bio-1 
<http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/jon2bio-1>



I'm not sure if this is something you're looking for but Dale Carnige is 
a great place to learn about motivational speaking. 
http://www.dalecarnegie.com/  I know that they often offer internships 
to college aged students.  I believe that Carnige himself has a few 
publications about public/motivational speaking, they are a little bit 
dated, but the basis of a good speaker is something that will never 
change.  His corporation also has a lot of materials on how to prepare 
and be successful at public speaking.
 
On a smaller and more contemporary level there is motivational speaker 
Marlon Smith.  http://www.successbychoice.com/index.html  His 
presentations are high energy and very motivating!  I don't know much 
about the materials he produces about motivational speaking, but he 
certainly relates to a younger crowd.
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Some that come to mind...
*Ronald Reagan ("the great communicator")
Maya Angelou



Nancy, I immediately think of John Kennedy, Bill Clinton ( regardless of 
politics he was a good speaker) and Barach Obama.
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-Eddie Murphy--George Carlin--Robin Williams
Al Gore
Al Michaels
Nancy Pelosi
Ronald Reagan
Bill Clinton
I might also argue for Mohammed Ali?
When I taught speech--I used to show a bit of film of Steve Martin performing in 
front of thousands of people at the Universal Ampitheatre. (I used it under the 
auspices of "So, you think YOU'RE nervous?!"- 


Maya Angelou come to mind...she was mute for years.
Abraham Lincoln
Frederick Douglass
former Mayor Giuliani of NY
Bono (of U2)
Margaret Thatcher
Adolph Hitler
Elie Weisel
John F. Kennedy
Princess Diana
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Red Barber
Fanny Lou Hamer
Mister Rogers
Alistair Cook
Benezir Bhutto
Nelson Mandela
Muhammad Ali
Jerry Seinfeld 
Whoopi Goldberg
Mort Sahl
Jon Stewart
John Glenn



*Nancy Stiner
7-12 Media Specialist
Iowa Falls Community Schools
Iowa Falls, Iowa  50126
School Email: nstiner@po-1.iowa-falls.k12.ia.us
Home Email: nstiner@mchsi.com
Library web site: http://hs.iflibraries.com/
School web site: http://www.iowa-falls.k12.ia.us/

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