Speeches, read closely
A speech is an argument made in a room, at a moment, for a purpose. Each piece takes one speech, reads it line by line, and sets out what the speaker was trying to do, who was listening, how the language works, and what happened next. Every quotation is checked against an authoritative text or recording, and every claim about the occasion is tied to a source. Where a reading is mine, the piece says so.
The first reading is in preparation
Readings publish when they have cleared every check, not on a fixed day. Each will come with a short classroom pack.
The five questions
- 1What was the speaker trying to do
- 2Who was in the room, and what was at stake
- 3What the text and the record show
- 4How the language works, line by line
- 5Did it work, and how do we know
Questions about sourcing or how a piece is checked? How these pieces are made, including how corrections work →