by Rob Cottingham | Aug 31, 2015 | Speechwriting
In an ideal world, you’d have the audience in the palm of your hand from “CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY” to “Thank you; you’ve been lovely; tip your servers.”But the world of public speaking isn’t ideal. Audiences have a limitless supply of distractions to choose from:... by Rob Cottingham | Aug 28, 2015 | Speechwriting
You won’t find anyone much more experienced at speechwriting than Colin Moorhouse, and on September 10, he’s sharing some of his immense store of speechwriting wisdom in a free webinar.Better yet, he’s tackling one of the most fundamental (yet... by Rob Cottingham | Aug 27, 2015 | Conferences and workshops
I’ll be attending Inbound, HubSpot’s annual conference on inbound marketing in Boston, MA from September 8 to 11. (Expect doodles.) Let me know if you’re headed there as well! by Rob Cottingham | Aug 26, 2015 | Everything Else
At 02:32 hours, an unidentified object was identified in low Earth orbit and tracked by NORAD. At 02:58, the object broke orbit and entered the atmosphere. Consistent with the Janus Protocol, a squadron of three pursuit aircraft (US and Russian) were scrambled to... 
by Rob Cottingham | Aug 25, 2015 | Speaking, Speechwriting
Tell your friends and family you’re about to write your first speech, and you’ll get a lot of well-intentioned, well-worn advice.“Start with a joke.”“Tell them what you’re going to say, say it, and then tell them what you’ve said.”“If you can’t convince them with...
