Michael's think-it-through football session ends in a fumble
Michael insists he needs to pace and think out loud, then turns it into an office game of catch that ends with Ryan going down.
S2E17 · Dwight's Speech
12 moments · 18 min of essential viewing.
Moments, in order
Salesman of the year Dwight shops his prize money
Dwight browses TiVos with his winnings and gloats over Jim's pizza prize, while Pam worries about doing wedding planning at the office.
Michael agrees to coach a terrified Dwight on public speaking
Michael brags about his two convention speeches, Dwight confesses a spelling bee trauma, and the lessons quickly turn into insults.
Pam's invitation fight and Jim's trip to nowhere
Pam argues with her mom over orange wedding invitations while Jim calls a travel agent without knowing where he wants to go.
Michael's fake bonus and Dwight's fake highway disaster
Michael proves an audience will eat up anything by announcing fake bonuses; Dwight tries the same trick with a gruesome invented crash.
Toastmasters in the conference room
Michael makes everyone give toasts; Jim fishes for vacation ideas and gets Hedonism and Amsterdam, and Dwight freezes in front of his subordinates.
Dwight gets coached to speak like a dictator
Dwight plans a Mordor hike, then gets advice to pound his fists like history's great orators, from a speech that turns out to be Mussolini's.
Michael takes the stage when Dwight hides
At the convention Dwight bails with a sudden illness, so Michael grabs the mic and launches into a speech on excellence and humor.
Pam's June wedding and Michael's bombing act
Pam picks a June wedding date and Ryan says he never plans to marry; back at the convention Michael dies on stage with impressions.
Dwight brings the house down with a fist-pounding speech
Dwight finally takes the stage and wins over the salesmen with a fiery call to warriors of Northeastern Pennsylvania to unite.
Jim's Australia trip lands right on Pam's wedding
Jim tells Pam he bought a non-refundable ticket to Australia, then admits he leaves just before her wedding date.
Michael misses Dwight's triumph, tells his bar story instead
Michael, at the bar during the speech, regales Dwight with an anecdote about a woman with no ID and claims he captivated the captivator.
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