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Rhetorical Analysis Expert

LeeAundra Temescu 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:

Political Communication	Presidential Addresses
Political Debates	Campaign Ads
Celebrity Apologies	Press Conferences
Award Acceptance Speeches	Body Language

LeeAundra has provided expert commentary and analysis for KABC-TV News and KCAL-9 TV News in Los Angeles, The Gregory Mantell Show, BBC World Service, BBC - The World Today, ABC Radio, XM Radio POTUS '08, Greenstone Radio, WOR (New York), the Bloomberg Radio Network, and Canberra Radio 2CC (Australia). She has also been quoted in several newpapers and magazines including the The Economist, Wall Street Journal, The Times (of London), the New York Times' political blog "The Caucus", New York Newsday, Forbes.com, Christian Science Monitor, Chicago Sun-Times, Gannet News Service, The Washington Post, Reuters, My Business, SmartMoney and Los Angeles Magazine.

LeeAundra is a featured contributor to About.com and the moderator of Public Speaking: The Essential Skill on Ryze.com. She is also a regular contributor to Discover magazine, penning the popular "20 Things You Didn't Know About..." feature.

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 CEO's, former heads of state 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 The Contrary Public Speaker, 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 State of the Union, 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

Recent Radio Interviws

»KCRW Public Radio , April 5, 2008
"The Art of the Toast"

»XM Radio - January 28, 2008
"The 2008 State of the Union - Review "

»XM Radio - January 28, 2008
"The 2008 State of the Union - Preview "

Recent Television Appearances

»The Gregory Mantell Show - April, 2007
"Celebrity Apologies"

Recent Print Media

» am New York , October 2, 2008
"Palin-Biden debate 'winner' may just be the survivor"

» The Times (of London), May 26, 2008
"Here's food for thought: politics is palatable now"

» CTV.ca - January 27, 2008
"Bush unlikely to 'make nice' in State of the Union"

» Boston Globe - January 5, 2008
"Different Delivery, but Same Audience"

» Gannet News Service - July 2, 2006
"On this July Fourth, are we free of great political speeches?"
"Experts weigh in on their picks for the nation's greatest speeches"

» Christian Science Monitor - February 25, 2005
"How to Pen an Oscar Speech"

Written Commentaries

» Bush Addresses the Nation from the Oval Office - December 18, 2005
» SOTU Blog - Bush's Fifth State of the Union Address
» Communications Coach Has One Word of Advice for Oscar Nominees
» Bush's Second Inaugural - How'd He Do?
» Executive Communications Coach Has Advice for Bush's Inaugural
» Snap Analysis of the First Presidential Debate - 2004
» Why Can't Bush Be Smeared?
» The Power of Image - The Photos from Abu Ghraib
» Condoleeza Rice'sTestimony before the 9/11 Commission
» 2004 State of the Union
» "Mission Accomplished" - Bush's Address Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln
» Presidential Address on Iraq - September 7, 2003
» California Recall Debate - Sept. 3, 2003
» 2003 State of the Union
» 2002 State of the Union