We've heard a lot of great speeches from members of Congress about creating jobs.

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When it comes to creating jobs, members of Congress give a lot of great speeches.

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Two audio CDs, "Great Parliamentary Speeches" and "Great Political Speeches" were compiled by him.

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Great stories, like great speeches, present compelling problems to the audience.

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And hopefully constituents will hold people's feet to the fire that love to give great speeches about creating jobs and then send people home off the job sites.

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But the problem with great speeches of the kind Obama delivered then is that they contain promises, and if those promises are not kept future speeches not only ring hollow, they are reminders of what has not been fulfilled.

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The key to remembering facts so you can give great interviews or speeches, or just be better organized, is to embed those facts into stories.

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But I do travel about the country a great deal, giving speeches.

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In any case, lack of polish and garbled speeches are no great drawback in Texas politics.

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The next time he makes one of his great save-the-world speeches, many of his audience will suddenly find themselves thinking about Mr Desmond's magazines.

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The best speeches include a clear, relevant message and a few great stories to illustrate it.

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