01 Oprah Winfrey 15
02 Michelle Obama 39
03 Hillary Clinton 93
04 Kang Kyung-hwa 105

Why learning English through speech is a good idea!

1. Refined, clean sentences, advanced expressions

When we speak in everyday life, we rely on the flow of our thoughts, so our speech can be disorganized and go back and forth between topics.
But a speech is focused on one purpose from beginning to end.
A speech is something that has been carefully polished and refined with that purpose in mind.
In particular, speeches by presidents and corporate leaders are said to be of the highest quality in terms of sincerity and expertise.
The sentences contained within are refined, sophisticated expressions that are free of unnecessary details and neatly refined.
There are also orators who are famous for speaking easily.
Even such an easy sentence is not easily written.
You can think of every sentence in the speech as being worthless.


2 The Essence of Speaking Skills, Speeches

Speeches have a purpose.
Because it is conducted with the purpose of impressing or persuading the audience, all the skills are mobilized to achieve this.
It can be said to be the epitome of speaking.
Sometimes we emphasize, give examples, and provide arguments.
And they even stop talking and make eye contact with the audience to focus their attention.
Sometimes they raise their voices at the top of their lungs, but in memorial speeches they also call out the names of the victims one by one.
It's not a long story, but it induces the best concentration.
This is where the highest level of speaking skills are concentrated.


3 The Touch of Message

Words without a message are just chatter or noise.
A speech contains the message the speaker wants to convey.
It may be conveyed directly, or it may be hidden between sentences.
But after listening to the speech, you can't help but think back on the message.
That's what makes a good speech.


There's a reason why this book chose these speeches.

There are some who criticize the president for not being able to give speeches, and others who belittle him for saying that his speeches are not speeches but sarcasm.
Not all speeches are great.
That's why choice is important.
You need to choose a speaker (orator) who has a good message and sentence structure and is good to practice with.
Some speeches are not suitable for following due to the speaker's voice or pronunciation.
The pace may be too fast or the pronunciation of a specific regional dialect may be too strong, making it less worth practicing.
Taking these things into account, I have included only the most carefully selected speeches.


Speech Selection Criteria
1 Historical significance/importance
Excellent transmission power of 2 speakers
3 Pronunciation, speed, intonation, and attitude
4. The power of the message
The ones the world loves
The joy of transcribing English speeches

Women like Oprah Winfrey, former First Lady Michelle Obama, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, and South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha are icons of their time.
Their influence is not limited to women, but is also a phenomenon that reflects the spirit of the times.
People call them women, but we know that this does not create a glass ceiling that confines them.
Now, I hope we can break through the glass ceiling that we've been trying to confine them to and make ourselves great.
I think the meaning lies in writing down every single word they utter.