Daytona State College Students Celebrate World Speech Day 2022

World Speech Day 2022 activities were held this past week and will continue through the March 24th at Daytona State College- DeLand. Daytona State College students joined with speakers from over 100 countries to address the speech topic: “A New Harmony.” Students from the college shared their ideas about creating a new harmony in government, technology and preserving the planet.

According to Reed Markham, Associate Professor of Speech at Daytona State College and a World Speech Day Ambassador, “World Speech Day gives students the opportunity to research and organize a speech on a dynamic topic, share their ideas with a student audience, and to speak up for a better world.”

Speeches were shared in classrooms and on social media. Student speeches from around the world can be viewed on www.worldspeechday.com and on social media including YouTube.

Simon Gibson launched World Speech Day at the Athens Democracy Forum in 2015. The idea came from Simon’s work in establishing a free database for contemporary and historical speeches. During this work, it became clear that speeches change the world, socially, politically, in the arts, business, and religion. They play a profound role in holding our societies together and shaping change. The plan was to form a day to celebrate speeches and speech making through live public speaking events worldwide, reaching out to #unexpectedvoices everywhere.