How is song like speech and how is speaking like singing?

Everybody has a voice and everybody has a song to sing, whether it is an actual “song” or a personal message or mission. Style and meaning, passion and feeling…these are just a few elements that go into inspired communication, no matter what the medium (the “delivery system”) is.

So what is your song and how well are you singing it?

Listen to this special SOS podcast as JP reflects upon his trip to the inauguration concert and ceremony in Washington DC, gleaning what he can from the experience to expose what songwriters and singers can learn from speechwriters and public speakers (and vice-versa).

Note: I was impressed by the degree of artistry in President Obama’s concert speech (much more than the inauguration speech).

In this podcast, you will also hear clips of Mrs. Kelly, a Florida schoolteacher and social activist for over 45 years, who we stood next to in the middle of the immense inauguration audience.

 

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