By Months: Kadri Tali
Total Months: 11
Fully Profiled: 11
06.2025
13 Speeches
The style is formal and detailed during the legislative presentation, but shifts to personal and cautionary when discussing cultural topics, introducing a personal experience of singing in choirs. Both logical argumentation (reducing administrative burden, the requirement for legal clarity) and emotional appeal are utilized, expressing concern for the preservation of the free spirit of the tradition. The speaker is polite before the Riigikogu and provides clarification when responding to questions.
04.2025
1 Speeches
The rhetorical style is analytical and persuasive, employing strong data-driven argumentation to underscore the gravity of the situation. The tone is simultaneously concerned (due to the decline in funding) and optimistic (regarding the potential of new models), highlighting the role of culture and sport in strengthening Estonia. The address is formal and directed to the chair of the session and the minister.
02.2025
2 Speeches
The rhetorical style is formal, yet passionate and urgent, emphasizing the seriousness and historical importance of the topic. It employs both logical arguments (economic figures, added value, tax design) and emotional appeals (sense of responsibility, the backbone of the state). The speaker indirectly criticizes populists and those who fail to value professionals in their respective fields.
12.2024
1 Speeches
The rhetorical style is critical and at times combative, labeling opponents as "charlatans" and populists who present themselves as experts in every field. The address is formal, yet it employs strong language and phrases containing personal attacks, while simultaneously stressing the logical necessity of the reforms. He uses an analogy drawn from the cultural sphere (a musician) to underscore the importance of subject matter knowledge.
11.2024
1 Speeches
The rhetorical style is extremely formal, procedural, and objective, characteristic of a report by a Riigikogu committee. The tone is neutral and focuses on the conveyance of facts, summarizing the questions posed by committee members and the ministry's responses. Emotional or personal appeals are lacking, preferring a detailed and logical overview.
09.2024
5 Speeches
The rhetorical style is highly formal, neutral, and informative, which is characteristic of a committee rapporteur. The speaker focuses on the precise communication of facts, dates, and voting results, utilizing official legislative language ("to vote against the decision by consensus," "to reject the draft bill"). In brief interventions, the tone is businesslike and procedural, often referencing the impossibility of further debate.
05.2024
1 Speeches
The rhetorical style is passionate, personal, and insistent, utilizing strong national metaphors (e.g., "the backbone of the nation," "calling card"). Personal achievements and stories (founding an orchestra, receiving a UNICEF award) are combined with logical arguments regarding the economic and international importance of culture. The speech concludes with a direct and emotional plea to colleagues to vote in favor of the bill.
04.2024
2 Speeches
The tone is official, serious, and at times concerned, especially regarding the education crisis, stressing that the strike delivered a "painful lesson." The speaker employs both logical appeals (statistics, budget figures) and emotional appeals, reiterating the truth that "education is an investment." They use formal language and address the session chair and the ministers directly.
03.2024
1 Speeches
The style is formal, supportive, and passionate, emphasizing the urgency of education reform to secure Estonia's future. The speaker maintains a balance between emotional personal stories (experiences of their own family and children, sister Anu Tali) and logical arguments (economic growth, shortage of qualified labor). They address the audience with calls to action and utilize repetitive emphasis ("Education is an investment").
02.2024
4 Speeches
The style is formal and analytical, particularly concerning cultural policy topics, where criticism is voiced regarding the current funding mechanisms. Logical arguments are employed, grounded in personal experience and historical facts, while simultaneously underscoring the significance of Estonian culture. The tone shifts to critical when discussing the impact of the draft bill, which diverts funds intended for growth into taxation.
01.2024
1 Speeches
The rhetorical style is passionate and supportive, utilizing emotional appeals (such as "the school as the heart" and "the children's psyche") and personal experience in the defense of small schools. The speech is structured around an argumentative comparison (education investment versus energy/national defense) and concludes with a moral call to care for those who are overlooked or stepped over. The tone is formal, as is appropriate for a session of the Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament), yet it conveys a powerful desire to persuade.