Some speeches are so powerful and inspire so much passion that they plant the seeds for a revolution or a big change in society. Why are some speakers so good at connecting with their audience and some so bad at it? At the root, a speech is about conveying a message and making an impression. Good speakers know that to be heard, they have to be clear, inspirational, and lead. Indeed, giving a speech is about leading people in the right direction with ones vision of how things should be.
Thats why speeches are so important in politics. The leader of a political party has to be able to affirm himself as someone with direction and drive in order to inspire confidence in the electorate. But no matter how many attributes we associate to good speeches, it all comes down to one thing: making a statement.
A good speech is about making a statement.
Those that fail when they stand in front of a crowd are those that have no real clue of what they want to say, have no confidence in themselves, or couldnt say it eloquently enough. All that translates into one thing: no conviction. A leader must have conviction in order to succeed.
The same holds true for resumes...