KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Mary Kate Cary is a sought-after keynoter, panelist, and commencement speaker who has wowed audiences on communications, leadership, current politics, and the stories of great speeches by Americans. She has spoken at Georgetown University, American University, George Washington University, Amherst College, the University of Georgia, and Texas A & M. She has spoken at free speech conferences and workshops sponsored by Heterodox Academy, Wayne State University, the University of Virginia, and the State Council of Higher Education in Virginia, among others.
Ms. Cary also has appeared on bipartisan political roundtable panel discussions for the National Constitution Center, Harvard’s Kennedy School, the National Press Club, the Miller Center and numerous corporate conferences and trade associations.
Ms. Cary regularly speaks at conferences sponsored by national speechwriting organizations, such as the Professional Speechwriters Association and Ragan Communications.
Popular Speaking Topics
Free Speech in Higher Education Today — Learn what college campuses can do to build viewpoint diversity and critical thinking among students — and help create civil discourse
The George HW Bush I Knew — Hear behind-the-scenes stories about one of America’s most beloved former presidents, and why the values he stood for still matter today
Persuading Others in a Polarized World — Study easy-to-remember, highly effective ways to structure persuasive arguments using memorable language
The Greatest Speeches in American Political History — Discover the stories behind the speeches that changed the course of our democracy, from speakers on both sides of the aisle.
Presentations include Martin Luther King Jr. speaking the night before his assassination; Bobby Kennedy announcing King’s assassination the next day; Margaret Chase Smith, the only woman in the Senate the first to stand up to McCarthyism; Ronald Reagan at Normandy on the anniversary of D-Day; and Barbara Jordan, a freshman member of Congress, giving opening remarks at the Watergate hearings — to name only a few.
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