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What You Can Learn From Great Speeches

By , About.com GuideOctober 25, 2010

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Did you know that there are great secrets in the great speeches done by Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan?

A keynote speech on the average is 20 to 30 minutes, but it's hard enough to keep the attention of an audience for 5 minutes. The attention span of our society has shortened over time.

Take a look at the great speeches in our history and learn how they connected with their audiences. You may just find a secret or two that you can start using in your speeches. Let's face it a keynote speech is one of the most challenging things you'll ever write or deliver.

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