This task is not as simple as you might think. It involves finding at least 365 inspirational people.
That's why I have still not finished.
Why did I start compiling my list? Every time I go to a speakers' meeting at Toastmasters International anywhere in the world I might be asked to speak. Or I might find a speaker who has had to take over at the last minute from somebody who is unable to attend. So I look for one person. In the back of my book Quick Quotations For Successful Speakers I have a list of some of the seasonal and national days. For example, Christmas Day - see quotations on Christmas, Mother's Day - see quotations on mothers - and Valentine's Day - see quotations on love.
A speaker can usually use the lives of the people who started a festival as inspiration for a speech in that week or that month. At first some months looked a little bare. I felt a need to make all months equally interesting, expand. Perhaps you can help.
This is George Washington. I cannot tell a lie.
About the Author
Angela Lansbury is a British author who has lived in the USA.
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer.
Angela Lansbury teacher of English (advanced and English as a Second Language or English as a Foreign Language, French and other languages, aspiring polyglot.
Angela Lansbury, author and speaker. Member of many toastmasters speaker training clubs and speaking contest judge.
Angela Lansbury, the author of 20 books including Wedding Speeches & Toasts, and Quick Quotations, has lived in the USA, Spain and Singapore.
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