Obama has been described, at least in his speech delivery, as Reaganesque.

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But the speech itself, and its delivery, were perfect, too.

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That will be evident upon the delivery of the speech.

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Aside from offering the text in a valuably rich informational setting, they do something else: They keep the speech alive for days after its delivery as a topic of national discussion and reflection, and invite citizens to dig in.

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So your duty as a speaker in preparing a speech is to get the content and delivery down so well that you can focus on what you should during the performance itself: the audience.

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Cameron was due to give the speech on Europe last week but had to postpone its delivery because of the Algerian hostage crisis.

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Although her speech touched on frequently mentioned industry themes, Mayer's delivery nonetheless won spontaneous applause from the workforce, according to a second person with knowledge of the company meeting.

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Combining these methods of sound delivery is expected to result in unparalleled sound quality and speech intelligibility.

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Plus, they often include text-to-speech technology that can read books or articles aloud -- maybe not with thrilling delivery, but still a useful option.

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