Speeches

This was a motivational “speech” given to Daniel Greig just prior to his 1000m race at Salt Lake City. It was his last chance to post a qualifying time for the Olympic Games, and I was asked (by him) to give him a “pep-talk” prior to his race. It was delivered to him in...
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This speech was prepared for the first meeting of the Columbia University Amnesty group, where I served as webmaster for one year. It was intended as an introduction to the world of Amnesty International including some of the history behind the organization. Hi everyone and welcome to the first meeting. First of all, can...
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My farewell/graduation speech for my Spanish Course at the Don Quijote Language School in Guanajuato, Mexico (apologies for the very bad Spanish) ante todo, quiero decir “¡A MI ME GUSTA!”. También, quiero dar las gracias a toda la gente por todo, especialmente mis maestros: Rebecca, Carlos y Chely. A pesar de mi estupidez, yo...
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Thank you Jules. I too would like to take this opportunity to welcome you all to what is sure to be a very exciting and productive youth summit. For those who don’t know me, I’m not really worth getting to know and I thought I should just say so now so as to save...
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I felt it was kind of strange being asked to give a speech for Andrew here today, I mean, I’ve only really known him for about two years. C’mon, hands up, who here has known Andrew for longer than I have? Yeah, I see quite a few hands, in fact, there’s hands all over...
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Hello everyone. First I would like to thank whoever it was who suggested that I speak here today for giving me this opportunity. Those here that know me know well that I love the sound of my own voice and if there is one thing that I like more than volunteering to hear it,...
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This is the speech that I delivered when I ran for the position of president of the Melbourne University Mathematics and Statistics Society (MUMS). I was unsuccessful. I was, instead, elected to the position of Education Officer. Hello everyone, how are we all today? My name is Daniel Yeow, I’m currently in the 6th...
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Melbourne This speech was written to be given at the beginning of the 2004 academic year by myself as the immediate past president of the group to the Melbourne University Amnesty International group. It was never actually delivered because the executive made a decision to, instead, start the year with a fun group activity....
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