The answer is important, because it tells us something about how to construct a good speech.
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And on the Tory left, former deputy prime minister Michael Heseltine said that it was a very good speech.
But he's since had so much exposure and practice that he now actually just is a really good speech writer.
Part of the pleasure of a good story, or a good joke, or a good speech, is fulfillment of expectation.
McCain called the address "a good speech" but said he is not optimistic about the prospect of negotiations in the U.N.
And when he finally did say something, it was an anticlimax, though it was a perfectly good speech about Buddhism and happiness.
Sure, it's hardly perfect: "I have yet to have a really good speech recognition experience, " says Greg DeMichillie, lead analyst, Directions on Microsoft.
But he gave a good speech that showed he has grown into his role, the gawky stiffness replaced by a more relaxed style that he has thus far kept private.
Speaking to supporters Wednesday during an event at Hunter College in New York, Clinton said she would continue to present herself as someone who has the experience to provide solutions and not just give a good speech.
And I think the reason here was, you know, in 2004, if you will recall, Renee, he gave a very good speech called "Two Americas" speeches in which he talked about the differences emerging in the country class-wise, rich and poor.
Because it was always a policy and initiative list, there were many government officials involved, each with a policy axe to grind, weighing in, and the speechwriter was caught in the middle trying to make the words cover everything and still transmit a good speech.
If they give a good heartfelt speech does that reduce their time spent in prison?
That movie includes a scene in which the young stockbrokers mouthed the words to Wall Street, especially Gordon Gekko's "greed is good" speech.
Liam Fox: I can't remember such bad press, nor can I remember such unfair press for what was a perfectly reasonably good conference speech.
Perhaps he started by being a really good student of speech writing technique.
One night there was a debate on whether Internet free speech was good or bad.
The Secretary of State for Scotland Michael Moore said the bills set out in the speech were good for Scotland.
While off-the-cuff comments about tree size may provide low-hanging fruit for late-night shows, they are not usually a good measure of a speech.
But because this was a good and thus fair speech on the issue of peace, the president likely also made Abbas a bit uneasy with the forcefulness of his commitment to Israel's existence as a Jewish state, a commitment that cuts directly to an issue on which even the most constructive members of the Palestinian leadership have been reluctant to show flexibility.
Nothing ruins a good fiesta like a long speech from a politician. (Laughter.) So I'm going to keep it short.
Everybody talks about the convention speech and how good it was, but I always say, I had good material to work with. (Laughter.) It was very easy.
The lapsed Senator is really working those long, NBA-tested legs, partly because he feels good--his kickoff speech went well, close to 100 media types are covering him, and the latest polls put him just a few points behind Gore in New Hampshire--and partly because he has only half an hour before sunset, and he wants to lead us to the banks of the Mississippi before then.
He also has a fine ear for speech, and a good sense of what feels real, even when chronicling the surreal.
The premier had good reason to believe that his speech would preempt any US demand for further Israeli concessions during his visit to Washington.
And yet in Ghent he had the brass neck to make a speech all about how good a European Britain had become under New Labour.
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