By Months: Meelis Kiili
Total Months: 11
Fully Profiled: 11
09.2025
2 Speeches
The rhetorical style is extremely formal, informative, and procedural, making it suitable for presenting a draft bill before the Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament). The speech is logic-driven and focuses on facts, details, and specific dates (sessions, deadlines for amendments), while strictly avoiding emotional or personal appeals. The tone is neutral and businesslike, aiming to convey the committee's decision and the necessary background information.
06.2025
1 Speeches
The rhetorical style is serious and forceful, emphasizing the critical state of Estonian security and the necessity of preparedness. Both logical arguments (such as empowering the Defense Forces) and emotional appeals (references to the brutal enemy and the war in Ukraine) are utilized. The speech is formal, including direct rebuttals to skeptics, and concludes with a clear call to vote.
04.2025
1 Speeches
The address is formal and analytical, delivered in an urgent tone that highlights the gravity of the security situation. The speaker employs a logical structure (rationale, implications, follow-up actions) and focuses on defining key concepts to justify the necessity of the proposed legislation. The appeal is primarily logical and rational, centered on eliminating the threat.
03.2025
3 Speeches
The style is predominantly formal, factual, and procedural, particularly in the report by the National Defense Committee, where dates and participants are presented in detail. It employs logical arguments and references to experts and legal acts. When criticism is presented (regarding the civilianization of the defense sector), a philosophical reference is used (a quote from Endel Lippmaa concerning the consequences), lending gravity and seriousness to the message.
02.2025
1 Speeches
The rhetorical style is extremely formal, informative, and procedural, typical of a commission report. The speaker focuses on the logical appeal, presenting factual determinations and references to the proceedings, while avoiding emotional expressions.
12.2024
1 Speeches
The rhetorical style is extremely formal, neutral, and procedural. The discourse is logical and fact-based, focusing on reporting the proceedings of the Riigikogu and the decisions of the lead committee (dates, consensus). Emotional or personal appeals are absent; the emphasis is placed on the transparent description of the legislative process.
11.2024
1 Speeches
The rhetorical style is highly formal, procedural, and informative, typical of a presentation given by a commission representative to the Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament). The tone is professional and neutral, relying primarily on facts, dates, and procedural decisions rather than emotional appeals. The speaker employs specific terminology (e.g., "blue helmets and blue berets," "Blue Line").
09.2024
1 Speeches
The style is highly formal, courteous, and respectful, addressing the Minister directly and offering thanks for the presentation. The rhetoric is inquiry-based and analytical, focusing on the comparison of strategic ambitions with neighboring countries. The tone is moderate and substantive.
04.2024
2 Speeches
The style is formal, methodical, and professional, utilizing the standard parliamentary address ("Mr. Speaker! Esteemed colleagues!"). The speaker balances recognition (by thanking the participants) and criticism (regarding bureaucratic incompetence), focusing on logical arguments and the search for solutions. The tone is analytical and purposeful, emphasizing the professionalism of the process.
03.2024
5 Speeches
The speaker's style is predominantly formal, businesslike, and procedural, especially when presenting the legislative process for a bill, where participants, dates, and proposed amendments are detailed. On strategic issues, the tone is authoritative and cautionary, employing logical arguments and references to strategic thinking (e.g., Sun Tzu). At the same time, there is an emphasis on seeking consensus and the best solutions, rather than mere compromise.
02.2024
1 Speeches
The speech is formal, respectful, and analytical, beginning with praise and thanks directed at the presenter. The rhetoric is logic-based, focusing on posing strategic questions and seeking counsel from the government and the Riigikogu. The tone is concerned, yet constructive, aiming to find solutions to the problem of evading Russian sanctions.