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A lecture (from Latin: lectura ' reading ') is an oral presentation intended to present information or teach people about a particular subject, for example by a university or college teacher. Lectures are used to convey critical information, history, background, theories, and equations.
The second known lecture, form modified slightly from the first. Whitman promoted this delivery by sending copies of the speech to several newspapers. [29] [41] April 15, 1881 Hawthorne Room of the St. Botolph Club, Boston Over 100 attendees, including the literary critic William Dean Howells. Raised $135, [b] with tickets sold for $1 [c] each.
1979: A speech on U.S. energy policy by President Jimmy Carter speaks of a "crisis of confidence" among the country's public, and comes to be known as the "malaise" speech, despite Carter not using that word in the address. 1983: Evil Empire, a phrase used in speeches by U.S. President Ronald Reagan to refer to the Soviet Union.
Massey Lecture #4 - "Nonviolence and Social Change" Canada The fourth in a five part lecture series for the Canadian Broadcast Channel, discussing the development of nonviolence as a strategy going forward. Much of the language used is combed from an internal report from SCLC, and several speeches delivered by Dr. King during the previous year.
The Solitude of Latin America" (Spanish: La Soledad de América Latina) is the title of the speech given by Gabriel García Márquez on 8 December 1982 upon being awarded the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature. [1] The Nobel Prize was presented to García Márquez by Professor Lars Gyllensten of the Swedish Academy. [2]
It is conjectured by Robert Paul Seesengood that it may have been illegal to preach a foreign deity in Athens, which would have thereby made Paul's sermon a combination of a "guest lecture" and a trial. [6] The sermon addresses five main issues: [3] Introduction: Discussion of the ignorance of pagan worship (verses 23–24)
In 2014, the speech was turned into a song, "Not Now, Not Ever!", by Brisbane composer and University of Queensland lecturer Rob Davidson, and sung by The Australian Voices. [50] [51] In November 2020, a song titled "Julia Gillard's Misogyny Speech" was released by Sydney punk rockers Scabz as a track on their debut album Pressure. [52] [53]
A speaker giving a presentation using a projector. A presentation conveys information from a speaker to an audience.Presentations are typically demonstrations, introduction, lecture, or speech meant to inform, persuade, inspire, motivate, build goodwill, or present a new idea/product. [1]