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Speechwriting to Deliver Desirable Futures with Rune Kier

July 17, 2020 • Norman Chella • Season 1 • Episode 17

Rune Kier is the speechwriter, the cultural anthropologist, and the deliverer of desirable futures. He is the AntiFool.

Let's talk about the weapon of choice for orators: speeches.

We've had a number of famous speeches throughout the ages. To deliver them is one thing, but to craft it and perform for an amazing emotional response and deliver is a difficult skill.

On a mission to unpack the wisdom behind why a speech is powerful, I reached out to award winning speechwriter Rune Kier.

Rune is a freelance speechwriter, having won two Cicero speechwriting awards in 2014 as the first Danish man ever for climate change. He worked in areas of immigration and diversity, social affairs and employment. Rune's words made a huge impact, having trained in social anthropology, specializing in social movements and storytelling.

We talked about:

His origin story, how he moved to Brazil to learn more about the connection between identity and speeches
The power of speeches: what makes a great speech and Rune's writing process in creating an award-winning piece
The connections between cultural anthropology and speeches
The real metric for success for a speech that speakers forget

Enjoy!

Timestamps

4:04 Origin story: Exploring identities in Germany and Brazil
6:03 Mulatto as buying into African inferiority
07:39 How speeches change narratives
10:10 Learning is a process, and The Speech Railway analogy
12:32 Malala Yousafzai and her struggle with providing education
14:53 A good speech, and a great speech
18:25 "It takes a lot of research" What to focus on when drafting your speech
22:30 Creating your own stories helps with conveying the message
26:59 Would the speaker feel comfortable with these words? Tips and Tricks
28:50 Command their attention and ask them directly
30:39 One of the big mistakes in public speaking today is uninformed success
34:29 Why experts have problems giving speeches
35:50 "Boil it down to almost nothing"
37:29 This is how you persuade someone that this idea is right
40:20 Rune's Memento
41:56 Rune's Walkaway Wisdom

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