Barack Obama’s speech on race
Back in the 1993 federal election, then-Prime Minister Kim Campbell was quoted as saying that elections are no time to discuss serious issues. (If memory serves, her comment was actually much more nuanced, but was dumbed down to that pithy, sensational and damaging...Egads… Squidoo kudos! er, Squidoodos! uh, They like my speechwriting page!
Hey, y’all: my speechwriting page on Squidoo has just been named Lens of the Day! Drop by and have a gander – I’ve added a bunch of tips there, including tip#7, “Talk about the squirrel”: I used to work as a tour guide in Ottawa. Busloads...Writing to be heard
In the midst of this great GuideStar piece on writing fundraising letters comes a sentence that galvanized me: Beginning sentences with “and”- one of my favorite connectors that encourages readers to keep reading (actually “listening” because...Kerry gaffe proves joke-writing needs to be goof-proof
It’s been a rotten week to be John Kerry. His party is gearing up for a mid-term vote on Tuesday that seems likely to give them a majority in the House of Representatives and possibly the Senate, while sending some high-profile Republicans down in flames and...SpeechList moves to Social Signal
SpeechList, my free newsletter about the craft of speechwriting, has officially moved to Social Signal with issue #7. Along with the usual news, tools and practical tips, this issue has a feature article on breaking into speechwriting: Maybe you’ve written a few...
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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.
