Talks Decoded was established by Simon Gibson, founder of World Speech Day and a premier speechwriter. His work combines decades of experience in public language with a substantial international archive of speeches, talks and public statements. Simon has contributed to the BBC, Channel 4, The Times and the Financial Times.
Simon has worked with
IBM
BP
NatWest
Toshiba
Shell
American Express
Ford Europe
Conoco
DuPont
TotalEnergies
Ours are named.
Speech Intelligence is analysis of speech itself: what leaders and institutions said in the first person, on the record.
| Register | Bodies | From |
|---|---|---|
| National executive | Australian prime ministers, United States presidency, United Kingdom ministers | 1942 |
| Multilateral | United Nations Security Council, United Nations General Debate | 1946 |
| European | European Parliament in original language, European Commission | 1985 |
| Monetary | Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, and central banks across more than 100 countries | 1996 |
| Platform | A catalogue of the global TED and TEDx talk record: subjects, speakers and locations | 2009 |
| Corporate | Chief executives and analysts on earnings calls, under licence | 2020 |
More than a quarter of a million speeches, held as full text and updated continuously.
What it is not.
No media coverage. No social listening. No search data. No sentiment scraped from commentary about an organisation.
Why that matters.
Coverage tells you how an institution is described. A speech tells you what it committed to, in its own words, on a date, under its own name.
Why it cannot be rebuilt quickly.
Listening tools reach back as far as the platforms they listen to. This record begins four decades before the internet.
Some records are verbatim transcripts of proceedings; others are the texts as published by the speaking institution. Composition and update state as at 29 August 2026.