Sentences with phrase «open the speech with»

Many advisors will tell you to open a speech with a joke, but that's not always good advice, especially if your persona or the subject of your speech doesn't readily lend itself to humor.

A modest man of carefully chosen words, it was fitting that Francis opened his speech with two simple words: «Buona sera» (good evening)....

Last Wednesday Hilary opened his speech with a defence of Corbyn, condemning David Cameron for calling the Labour leader the friend of terrorists.

Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos opened his speech with a compelling pitch for the state Republican convention delegates: Nominating him to run for Senate can propel the GOP to the party of the American Dream.

Not exact matches

South by Southwest attendees will see both President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama deliver keynote addresses, with the president's speech set to open the tech - focused leg of the event today.

One night after reuniting Jon Stewart with his former Colbert Report alter - ego, Colbert opened Tuesday's show by poking fun at Melania Trump for cribbing pieces of her convention speech from Michelle Obama's 2008 speech.

By gesturing occasionally and decisively with open palms, you can indicate to your audience that you are confident and invested in the message of your speech.

President Xi Jinping promised on Tuesday to open the country's economy further and lower import tariffs on products like cars, in a speech seen as an attempt to defuse the increasingly bitter dispute with the United States and possibly open the way for the start of negotiations after both sides threatened tit - for - tat tariffs.

In his opening speech to the forum on Tuesday, Xi said Belt and Road pacts had been made over the last five years with more than 80 countries and international bodies.

Beginning with the opening worship of the Assembly, virtually all occasions — sermons, speeches, or statements — included obligatory references to the crisis in the Gulf.

I do not have a job, my insurance has been increasing in the last 4 years, Please america open your eyes, we have a business man and a politician Obama give you candy with his speech and not substance he is not a leader, and want a second term and will take america nowhere, rommey wants to give something.

Perhaps more dramatic illustrations are found in hospital wards where a visitor's warm «hello» turns on the light, opens the shutters, straightens the linens, and brightens the faces; or in rural America where a major business transaction is sealed by one man giving his word to another; or in the quiet guidance of Anne Sullivan who with the one word «water» brought Helen Keller into the world of human experience; or in the nation - shaping speeches of Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill.

Sure, their campaigns to open city council meetings with Satanic speeches and to erect demonic statues provoke a reaction, but that's the point.

The programme therefore had to be dressed up with the strong affirmation of great words: speeches on «open society, the sign of equality automatically placed between Market and Democracy, the elegy of the so - called deregulation which had come to be the synonym of liberty (without clarifying whose), the anti-state speeches, the state which was considered to be the obvious synonym of bureaucrats, autocrats and idiots, no longer the possible instrument of the management of historic social compromises, founded on democracy.

The opening of Gameday features a solemn voice delivering a speech peppered with the phrase «great country» and culminates with, «One country, one game, one goal: Emerge from the fight as champions, as heroes for another day.»

As your child becomes able to understand what you say and read and is able to communicate with you through speech, you are at a point where you can build on this by asking open - ended questions about a story that you read them and use a serve - and - return exchange when communicating with them to help them build up their vocabulary.

However, if you should notice that your baby is struggling with meeting this milestone, including excessive gagging, frequent choking, and refusal to eat any foods from a spoon, open a dialogue with your pediatrician about this and consider seeking a referral to an occupational or speech therapist who specializes in feeding.

I encourage parents who think their child may be exhibiting signs of being a problem feeder to open up a dialogue with their pediatrician and possibly seek a feeding evaluation from an occupational or speech therapist.

Osborne should feel infuriated by the business secretary's comments, after the chancellor opened the week with a speech in which the facade of cautious optimism barely concealed the glee of victory.

The 2011 Revolution brought a new beginning which opened up spaces in which individuals could share with one another their identity and engage in speech and action in which freedom and plurality materialised.

In that sense, it is nicely coupled with Obama's decision to give his acceptance speech not to the Democratic convention, but to an open audience in a sports arena in Denver.

In her opening and also interesting speech as Prime Minister outside Number Ten, May spoke of a «housing deficit», a revealing term that showed an understanding that economic policy must extend beyond an obsession with one form of deficit.

Jeremy Corbyn launched his general election campaign with a passionate speech that opened the door to wealth taxes targeted at the rich

For those who continue to be obsessed by the size of my government, let me, with due deference to the chairperson of the Economic Management Team, my brilliant Vice President, cite from his speech, two days ago, at Legon, at the opening of the New Year School:

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- Gov. Andrew Cuomo offered the opening shot of his election - year agenda with a State of the State speech that touched on a...

That wasn't the only issue addressed during Cuomo's speech; the governor also announced that the new Tappan Zee Bridge — renamed the Mario Cuomo Bridge, for the his late father, the former New York governor — will have its grand opening (presumably with a flashy light show) on August 25.

Other speakers included House Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman Xavier Becerra (Calif.) and Rep. John Lewis (Ga.), who opened the breakfast with a passionate speech that energized the large audience.

«Mr Brown appeared to have involved about 25 people in the writing of the speech and none of them, with the exception o the person who penned that opening segment, appears to have been by vocation a speechwriter.

At that year's Labour conference, he made what was widely interpreted as the opening salvo of a leadership campaign - with a speech appealing to the party's «soul» telling activists «we are best when we are Labour».

With a week gone by since David Cameron's own speech, open season was apparently declared on the Conservatives during the Liberal Democrat conference.

«He opened it with the key which he had kept on his chain, and its contents began to slide out - a Penguin on Mediaeval Customs, a collection of statistics for exports in 1946, a speech, carefully typed and tabulated, which he had failed to deliver because he hadn't been called, a library book on constitutional government, an unopened letter from an eccentric who used to write to him every day, a few newspaper cuttings, three copies of Hansard, a United Nations report, a grey tie, a clutter of invitations to Mr and Mrs Michael Erskine, and a powder - compact which Jane had once left in the House.»

«Sajid Javid opens his #pressgallery speech with a joke about whether he will stand for the Tory leadership.

Opening the Queen's speech debate on foreign affairs, Ms Beckett told MPs that with the transfer of Najaf in December and Maysan, where some UK troops are based, in January, the process of handing over control to the Iraqi forces was «well underway».

He opened his speech, though, by recalling how he spent a week with his entire cabinet grappling with the aftermath of a lake effect storm that dumped over seven feet of snow in areas just south of Buffalo.

«Senate candidate Jim Webb will miss the Labor Day weekend parades, picnics and speeches that open the fall campaign stretch run to be with his son, who ships out with his Marine unit to Iraq next week.»

From the opening shot of David Cameron's speech to the offensive sensationalism of the current adverts, this is a negative campaign armed with lies and preying upon ignorance and fear.

Acting as a ceremonial host, Suffolk Executive Steve Bellone opened today's state Democratic convention in Melville with a speech boosting Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo that included a partial echoing of the line that the GOP represents «extreme» conservatism.

The 2016 State Winter Games will commence on February 19th with Opening Ceremonies, including a ceremonial parade of athletes, motivational speeches, local entertainment, and the Law Enforcement Torch Run at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in the City of Poughkeepsie.

The spring conference has opened with rousing speeches from Party Chairman, Eric Pickles, and Shadow Foreign Secretary, William Hague.

The reports of his speech cut across the rapprochement with News International and opened the way for yet more comment on splits between Blairites and Ed Miliband's approach.

In his opening speech in the opposition day debate, which was peppered with angry heckles from the Labour benches, Salmond said Blair should be held to account for what was «very much a personal campaign, unbeknownst to cabinet and indeed to parliament», citing the memo sent to the then US president, George W Bush, from the prime minister saying: «I will be with you whatever.»

The pairing of neuroscience and computer technology is leading to once unimaginable treatments for those with severe paralysis or brain injuries that impact speech, opening paths to restore mobility and lost communication, according to a congressional presentation on neurotechnology and the military.

The event will start with an opening speech, presenting the relevant element that will initiate an informed discussion regarding the components that should be included in a national strategy to implement concrete measures aimed at neutralizing land degradation in Mexico.

The event started with the opening speech made by Manabu Noda, the curator of Nagoya City Science Museum, which was followed by the three lectures by astronomers.

CERN Director General, Luciano Maiani, and European Commissioner for Research, Philippe Busquin, will open the event with speeches underlining the importance of joining efforts for science education and outreach in Europe.

These meetings are free of cost and held in a public space, typically beginning with a short speech from an elected official and then an open Q&A, where attendees can ask questions about a piece of legislation or a specific issue.

Following host Jimmy Kimmel's promise to give a jet ski to the winner with the shortest speech, Janney's opening line had the audience roaring with laughter as she said: «I did it all by myself.»

The movie opens with King Louis XIV (Rickman) preparing his speech to announce the royal court's move from Paris to Versailles in front of his wife and children.

Australian singer Megan Washington has been struggling with a stutter since she was a child.The Sunday Best star has opened up about her speech...

Although we open with King (David Oyelowo) reluctantly and nervously preparing his acceptance speech for the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, most of the action takes place the following year in Alabama.