by Rob Cottingham | May 22, 2005 | Communicating, Speechwriting
Entertainment mogul David Geffen once gave Lynda Obst a key piece of advice: never go into a meeting without an agenda. He didn’t mean a schedule. He meant that, before you walk into a meeting, you should know what you want to achieve It’s good advice for... by Rob Cottingham | May 17, 2005 | Speechwriting, Technology
Unless, of course, there’s a hidden market of speech geeks like moi. Jason Kottke offers 50 Fun Things To Do With Your iPod, including this one: American Rhetoric has made available audio versions of many famous political speeches, including MLK’s “I... by Rob Cottingham | May 11, 2005 | Communicating, Politics
Don’t do this: Ashley MacIsaac now says he doesn’t support Conservative Leader Stephen Harper, which is what he told The Chronicle-Herald on Monday. The Cape Breton fiddler called the paper at the first of the week to say he had decided to throw his... by Rob Cottingham | May 11, 2005 | Politics, Speechwriting
Dammit, they’ve found out: this is exactly how we write political speeches. by Rob Cottingham | May 9, 2005 | Communicating, Culture, Arts and Popcorn, Politics
Hot on the heels of our discussions over what great political candidates stand-up comics would make (triggered by a post by John Rogers)… …Mike Nichols suggests the story-telling skills of film and theatre are desperately needed in politics, too: In... by Rob Cottingham | May 4, 2005 | Communicating, Politics
From The Tyee: The Professional Marketing Research Society, which represents Canadian pollsters and market researchers, reports that about four out of every five respondents contacted by Canadian pollsters refuse to participate. Because of answering machines and call...