by Rob Cottingham | Jan 24, 2006 | Blogging, Politics, Speechwriting
The campaign is over. And whether you’re stocking up on canned food because the barbarians are pounding on the gates, or delighted because you’ve never gone in for the country’s whole “Ooh, we’re so Canadian! We have Medicare and most of... by Rob Cottingham | Jan 12, 2006 | SpeechList, Speechwriting
Late last year, I asked SpeechList readers for their suggestions for topics in upcoming issues. The response was terrific, with a wide variety of ideas. The next issue is coming out very soon, with a feature article — suggested by a reader — on how to use... by Rob Cottingham | Nov 29, 2005 | Communicating, Politics, Speechwriting
Scott Piatkowski alerted me yesterday to CTV’s contest, Political Idol: If you believe you have what it takes, here’s how it works: Question Period viewers are asked to send in a minute-long written campaign speech on a topic of their choice to... by Rob Cottingham | Nov 14, 2005 | Communicating, SpeechList, Speechwriting
SPEECHLIST: WRITING TO BE HEARD Issue 4 – November 14, 2005 by Rob Cottingham https://www.robcottingham.ca/ rob@robcottingham.ca (c) Rob Cottingham 2005 IN THIS ISSUE… Opening words Feature article: Speech structure 101 Catch Rob at the Ragan Speechwriting... by Rob Cottingham | Aug 5, 2005 | SpeechList, Speechwriting
Here’s Issue #3 of SpeechList, the speechwriting newsletter. Get yours fresh from the keyboard by clicking here to subscribe. SPEECHLIST: WRITING TO BE HEARD Issue 3 – August 4, 2005 by Rob Cottingham Front page mail: rob at robcottingham dot ca (c) Rob... by Rob Cottingham | Jul 19, 2005 | Speechwriting
As Rick Mercer points out, one of the top speechwriting gigs in the country is up for grabs: The writing fraternity in Canada is abuzz with talk that the Prime Minister’s speechwriter, Scott Feschuck, has decided to vacate his post. This means that for the first...