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LeeAundra Keany is a specialist in political, presidential and social/cultural rhetorical analysis. She is a nationally ranked public speaker and speechwriter and is the author of The Contrary Public Speaker: A Breakthrough Approach to Breakthrough Presentations and the forthcoming POTUS Flubs: Communications Lessons from the 10 Not-So-Greatest Moments in Presidential Rhetoric.

As an objective observer of communication for the past twenty years, she is eminently qualified to provide television and news media with credible and compelling insights on:

• Presidential Debates
• State of the Union Addresses
• Award Acceptance Speeches (Oscar, Golden Globe, SAG, DGA)
• Press Conferences

Uniquely Qualified

LeeAundra's unique background differentiates her from most other commentators. Unafilliated politically, she was trained in rigorous and non-partisan rhetorical criticism. Rather than trying to justify a previously held opinion, she strives to illuminate what makes successful communication.

LeeAundra's experience gives her authority to address these issues. She has been ranked top ten in the nation in Impromptu Speech (2nd), Informative Speech, (4th) and Rhetorical Criticism (6th) by the National Forensics Association. LeeAundra has coached former heads of state, CEO's, Nobel Laureates, award winning directors and actors, best-selling authors, and high ranking officials in the U.S. Government as well as two nationally ranked collegiate public speaking teams. She is founder and principal of Keany Communications, an executive communications coaching firm in Los Angeles. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Rhetoric and Communications and a Master of Arts in Politics from New York University.

As an accomplished public speaker, LeeAundra can help your audience understand why a speech, such as the Inaugural Address, is a success or failure. She provides insightful critiques that enable viewers and readers to completely understand an event.

LeeAundra is based in Los Angeles and New York and can be reached at (310) 940-1180. She can also be reached by via email leeaundra@gmail.com

Just wanted to send you a quick note to thank you for going into the studio yesterday. The feedback on your interview was great. The later editions of our programme reran it twice. And here's what the overnight editor wrote in his handover to the day team:

"Thanks for a very good Sunday set-up which gave us plenty of lives... The highlight of the coverage, however, was LeeAundra Temescu on how to deliver and how not to deliver acceptance speeches, very entertaining and very nicely illustrated by Halle Berry's memorable emotional outburst from three years ago."

So thanks for that very entertaining and informative turn on The World Today!

Vanessa Buschschlüter
Producer, The World Today
BBC World Service Radio