Zelezny
is an experienced public speaker before university groups,
trade and professional organizations, civic organizations,
and conferences. He is comfortable with many formats, from
a formal podium speech to informal Q&A.
Topics
What's Left
of the First Amendment?
For decades, government has been carving holes in the First
Amendment despite the provision's unequivocal, protective language.
The courts have allowed censorship of advertising, corporate
political speech, anonymous broadcast messages, obscenity
and indecency. Yet the amendment stands strong in many ways,
too. What, exactly is the current health status of the First
Amendment and of free speech in America?
Crash Course
on Libel & Privacy
Just where's the line today between protected expression and
an ugly lawsuit for libel or invasion of privacy? Internet
blogs, degrading satire, secret recordings, reality fiction
and online searches all have sparked lawsuits in recent years.
In this session designed for writers and other communicators,
John Zelezny brings clarity to the lines of the law.
A Field Guide
to Sex, Violence, and Free Speech
Decades of legislation and court decisions have attempted
to safeguard the First Amendment while also cracking down
on some kinds of violent and sexual expression. Have we finally
reached a point of rational, consistent, mature and understandable
policy across the United States? Using a quiz-show approach,
John Zelezny provides a thought-provoking venture through
the law of adult and violent expression.
