Richard Greene is an attorney, political and communication strategist, author of the Prentice Hall coffee table book, "Words That Shook The World: 100 Years of Unforgettable Speeches and Events" and Host of "Hollywood CLOUT!" on Air America Radio (Monday - Friday at 6 - 8 pm Pacific/9 - 11 pm Eastern, www.AirAmerica.com and on the air in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington DC, Detroit, Seattle, Santa Fe and elsewhere). He is also the Founder of a 501(c)(3) corporation that runs high school competitions to find and cultivate the next generation of great speakers and leaders in America. (www.WordsThatShookTheWorld.com)

For 25 years Richard has taught Presidents, Prime Ministers, U.S. Senators, Governors, CEOs, Royalty (Princess Diana), Actors and others, in 26 countries around the world, how to give presentations and speeches with comfort and "Authentic Passion".

He has lectured and given workshops on "The 5 Secrets of The World's Greatest Communicators" to organizational and corporate clients including The United Nations, The Young President's Organization, The Democratic Policy Committee, Goldman, Sachs, The Walt Disney Company, The 4th and 10th Circuit Court of Appeals and many others in over 150 lecture tours..

Richard has also taught a course entitled "Advocacy and Non-Verbal Presentation" at UCLA and has been interviewed about communication and "body language" on over 30 national and international television programs, including CNN, NBC and ABC National News, "Nightline", "Good Morning America", MSNBC, Fox News Channel and The BBC, weighing in on The O.J. Simpson Trial, the Clinton Impeachment, the debates and speeches of the 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 Presidential campaigns and many other issues and analyzed the Presidential debates for USA Today.

Richard was featured, as one of two public speaking analysts/judges on The Learning Channel (TLC)'s weekly program, "The Messengers".

His new video, "The 5 Communication Secrets that Swept Obama to The Presidency" is now out and is being distributed in schools and elsewhere around the world. www.The5CommunicationSecrets.com

He can be reached at: Richard@WordsThatShookTheWorld.com and www.WordsThatShookTheWorld.com.

Blog Entries by Richard Greene

Words We Can Believe In: The Hope-ful Power of LOFT

Posted November 11, 2009 | 01:51 PM (EST)


Words We Can Believe In
The Hope-ful Power of "LOFT"

by Richard Greene
Political Communication Strategist
Host, "Hollywood CLOUT!" on Air America Radio

Just over one year after we worked our butts off for "Change We Can Believe In" and "Hope" we have found ourselves drowning in...

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Critiquing the President on Leno and 60 Minutes

Posted March 23, 2009 | 03:07 PM (EST)


As a teacher of body language, let me translate The President of The United States for those who condemn his Special Olympics moment, his entire appearance on The Tonight Show and his seemingly out of context laughing on 60 Minutes last night.

Everyone just relax.

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He's Ready . . . To Be Our Most Able President

Posted November 5, 2008 | 05:24 PM (EST)


On July 27, 2004 I sat in The Fleet Center and watched State Senator Barack Obama give his 16 minute Keynote Address at The Democratic Convention in Boston. After it was finished I knew that I had seen "Words That Shook The World," as impressive in every way as the...

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The Six Things McCain Has to Do Tonight

Posted October 15, 2008 | 03:53 PM (EST)


As a communication strategist, I love to think about how I'd solve really intractable communication challenges. John McCain has one of the most difficult ones I've ever seen in politics so, just for fun, here are the six things I'd suggest he do tonight at the debate and between now...

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The Best Magazine Cover of The Campaign -- for Obama

Posted July 14, 2008 | 08:21 PM (EST)


Talk about bursting the bubble.

Talk about identifying the "elephant in the room."

This is, perhaps, the best campaign ad that the Obama campaign could ever have hoped for, or even designed themselves. It's brilliant strategy.

Take all of the negative...

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Apparently He Is Ready

Posted January 4, 2008 | 03:55 PM (EST)


Over 14 months ago The Huffington Post ran my article, "He's Ready" describing why Barack Obama would run and why he would do well.

Friends and political experts thought I was crazy, naive. "He's too young." "He has no experience." "He's a Freshman Senator -...

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Air America Challenges Media Corporations to Provide Free Time to Candidates

Posted September 27, 2007 | 06:42 PM (EST)


As the Democratic Presidential Candidates gathered for their debate last night in New Hampshire, it is important to remember that most of their time -- day after day -- is spent doing one thing: raising money.

And it is also important to understand that 5 major American corporations...

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The 10 Greatest Speakers of 2006

Posted January 15, 2007 | 05:45 PM (EST)


On the 78th Birthday of America's most extraordinary orator, we look back at the greatest speakers of the past year.

There are no Martin Luther Kings, but 2006 was a very good year for speakers and speeches.- - and oratorical courage.

Fueled by an increasingly unpopular war, resistance...

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He's Ready

Posted October 16, 2006 | 02:17 PM (EST)


It was Winston Churchill's ability to give a great speech that defined him as a leader. It was Franklin Roosevelt's speeches that defined him as a leader. And John F. Kennedy, and Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton.

The ability to give a great speech is the most visible and,...

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The Greatest Speech of The Decade

Posted September 2, 2006 | 11:23 AM (EST)


Watch it.

Watch it again.

History was made on Wednesday on MSNBC.

The host of a national television program gave a speech. A real speech. In fact, a great speech. In my opinion, probably the greatest speech, thus far,...

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The Transformation of Al Gore

Posted May 23, 2006 | 03:17 PM (EST)


Al Gore may not have invented the way for human beings to connect with one another via the internet, but he is showing other politicians, and all of us, how to connect with something far more important . . . ourselves.

"An Inconvenient Truth" in 100 minutes, shows us...

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