by Rob Cottingham | Jun 10, 2016 | Communicating, Speaking, Speechwriting
Audience abuse comes in many forms. It happens in speeches. An unprepared speaker who just can’t communicate. A bait-and-switch session that doesn’t deliver what it promised. A speaker who spends their time pitching themselves. A speaker who leaves you... 
by Rob Cottingham | Jun 7, 2016 | Culture, Arts and Popcorn, Speechwriting
I’m (finally) watching the convention episode (“Chapter 48”) of season 4 of House of Cards. And early on, there’s a great exchange between a new speechwriter and the pair of writers who’ve been with the Underwoods from the beginning....
