I have sat thinking about this question for quite some time, and have gone on a journey choosing, then un-choosing, the words to include in this speech and the message behind them. I concluded that it's quite simple - rather than trying to preach something (which is...

"Having researched this topic previously, I know that the average person will come in contact with between 800,000 and 1,000,000 people over the course of their life. Some of these people will pass as the cashier at the hardware store, and some will be as close as...