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John S. Tanner
12 speeches between 1992 and 2023, mostly as BYU leadership. 53,839 words in the transcripts.
Speeches
12
1992–2023
Words
53,839
in the transcripts
Reading grade
11.5
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
77
6.4 per speech
Callings
BYU leadership
4 speeches
Leadership record
linked
in the leadership database
Speeches by year
19922023
Signature phrases
Words and two-word phrases this speaker uses far more than the rest of the corpus, by weighted log-odds. Stop words, names of deity and the ordinary vocabulary of a sermon are excluded.
- learning 244
- byu 332
- faculty 163
- students 224
- maeser 58
- susan 34
- education 148
- paradigm 28
- amateur 27
- excellence 55
- academy 44
- exhibit 22
Scriptures cited most
- Doctrine and Covenants27
- Hebrews7
- Genesis7
- Ether6
- 1 Corinthians3
- 1 Peter2
- Romans2
- John2
Callings when speaking
- BYU leadership 4
As given in the bylines: BYU Academic Vice President · Academic Vice President of Brigham Young University
Every speech
- 30 Jun 1992“One Step Enough”Devotional4,425 w29 refs
- 24 Aug 2004Notes from an Amateur on Academic ExcellenceBYU Academic Vice President · University Conference4,257 w7 refs
- 16 Feb 2005A Gospel Ground for Education: An Academic CredoAcademic Vice President of Brigham Young University · Devotional2,548 w1 ref
- 23 Aug 2005“One of the Great Lights of the World”: Seeking Learning by Study and Faith at BYUUniversity Conference3,984 w0 refs
- 29 Aug 2006Building a Better House of LearningUniversity Conference5,574 w1 ref
- 28 Aug 2007A House of DreamsUniversity Conference6,591 w0 refs
- 26 Aug 2008Learning in the LightUniversity Conference7,919 w7 refs
- 27 Feb 2009Beehive and PorticoBYU Academic Vice President · Forum1,283 w0 refs
- 25 Aug 2009“Come, Let Us Anew Our Journey Pursue”University Conference5,404 w15 refs
- 24 Aug 2010“That All May Be Edified of All”University Conference4,097 w15 refs
- 8 Dec 2010Steer by the StarsBYU Academic Vice President · Devotional2,003 w1 ref
- 31 Oct 2023Fulfilling the DreamForum5,754 w1 ref