Speaking on Climate
A Guide to Speechwriting for a Better Future
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
What makes a good speech? Better yet, what makes an effective speech?
A speech can inform, entertain, educate. But effective speeches inspire an audience to act and build a sense of community. The climate crisis is a pressing issue, and the ability to successfully communicate about it is crucial to bring people together to make meaningful change.
Discover how to stand up, speak your mind, and encourage your audience past climate silence. By analyzing speeches and how they worked, social anthropologist and professional speechwriter Rune Kier Nielsen breaks down nine common flaws of climate rhetoric and how to fix them in this thorough, engaging guide to speechwriting toward climate action.
“A lively, concise, and practical antidote to climate anxiety and a guide to positive action.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Speaking on Climate by Rune Kier Nielsen is a crucial guide for anyone committed to using the power of words to drive meaningful climate action.”—Ingmar Rentzhog, founder & CEO, Wedonthavetime.org
“Rune Kier Nielsen’s Speaking on Climate inspires readers’ passion for climate change and equips them with the tools to communicate effectively.”—S. Kelley Harrell, author of From Elder to Ancestor: Nature Kinship for All Seasons of Life
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Reviews
Kirkus Reviews
“A lively, concise, and practical antidote to climate anxiety and a guide to positive action.”—Kirkus Reviews
S. Kelley Harrell
“Rune Kier Nielsen’s Speaking on Climate inspires readers’ passion for climate change and equips them with the tools to communicate effectively. Nielsen’s expertise as a speechwriter guides readers to craft compelling and necessary dialogues that resonate deeply and inspire action. His practical insights and relatable examples make this book a must-read for those seeking to make a difference in the fight for climate change.”—S. Kelley Harrell, author of From Elder to Ancestor: Nature Kinship for All Seasons of Life
Simon Gibson
“UN climate advocate and award-winning speechwriter, Rune Kier has written a guide to crafting a speech about the environment—or to making the environmental argument, whether you’re speaking at a conference or rally.”—Simon Gibson, CEO of World Speech Day
Kumi Naidoo
“Speaking on Climate urges us to ensure that our climate messaging goes beyond speaking to the brain but speaking to the heart, body, and soul as the global artivism movement is urging us to do. It is a helpful and practical guide to communications that inspire and motivate action to respond to the climate crisis and importantly for anyone passionate about the state of our children and their children’s futures.”—Kumi Naidoo, president of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative
Ingmar Rentzhog
“Speaking on Climate by Rune Kier Nielsen is a crucial guide for anyone committed to using the power of words to drive meaningful climate action. As the founder of We Don’t Have Time, the world’s largest media platform for climate action, I have seen firsthand the importance of compelling, impactful communication. This book offers invaluable tools for crafting speeches that not only inform but inspire, moving hearts and minds towards urgent and effective change. A must-read for anyone who wants to speak up for our planet and make a real difference.”—Ingmar Rentzhog, founder & CEO, Wedonthavetime.org