The Hotel Tea Drinker’s Manifesto
Friends! Tannin-stained comrades! The time has come to rise up and overthrow the shackles of half-assed hotel tea! We have gone from conference to conference, month after month, year after year. We have choked down stale mini-croissants, poked at soggy and lifeless...SpeechList Issue 2:
5 kinds of jokes that don’t work… and 5 kinds that do
Here’s Issue #2 of SpeechList, the speechwriting newsletter. You can get a copy fresh and a few days early in your inbox by clicking here to subscribe. SPEECHLIST: WRITING TO BE HEARD Issue 2 – July 5, 2005 by Rob Cottingham Front page mail: rob at...Livingstone on the terrorist attacks
I don’t often reproduce speeches in their entirety, but Ken Livingstone’s statement today is extraordinary, stirring and well worth reading. This was a cowardly attack, which has resulted in injury and loss of life. Our thoughts are with everyone who has...Health Canada’s social marketing resource
Well, now, this is handy: a little social marketing mini-web-site courtesy of the folks at Health Canada. There’s a not-too-quick and not-too-dirty guide to what social marketing is and how to do it — including an extensive tutorial on writing a marketing...Free Nelson Mandela’s speaking notes
I’ve been scouring the web for the text of Nelson Mandela’s speech to Live 8 on Friday. The closest I’ve come is finding these excerpts from the BBC. Update: Jay Pausner has found the whole thing. Updateder: …Ach — it’s a speech...
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Public speaking and speechwriting: the essential guides
Looking for advice on public speaking, speechwriting and leadership communications? Here are some of my most comprehensive posts, on topics that people ask me about most often.
