by Rob Cottingham | Apr 3, 2017 | Everything Else
Got a burning speechwriting question, a leadership communications dilemma or a public speaking conundrum? I’ll be taking all comers in a Facebook Live speechwriting clinic this Friday, April 7 at 11 a.m. Pacific, 2 p.m. Eastern. RSVP here so I’ll know how... 
by Rob Cottingham | Dec 8, 2016 | Everything Else
The politician I saw on TV yesterday morning clearly wanted to convey his earnest concern over an issue with ambulance delays. He was doing a pretty good job, too…right up to the point where he said his goal was “positive health outcomes.” Oof. Few... 
by Rob Cottingham | Nov 24, 2016 | Everything Else
Yesterday, Senator Bernie Sanders tweeted something that, on the face of it, looks perfectly reasonable for a left-wing political leader to say: Yes, we need more candidates of diversity, but we also need candidates? ?to be fighters for the working class.... 
by Rob Cottingham | Dec 14, 2015 | Everything Else, Speechwriting
“Tell a story” is advice you’ll often hear about speechwriting. Telling a story—and telling it well—can be a key to connecting with your audience, and making your message memorable. What you won’t hear as often is how to tell that story, and... by Rob Cottingham | Oct 19, 2015 | Everything Else
... by Rob Cottingham | Sep 14, 2015 | Everything Else
Everything froze for a moment as the full realization struck Commander Akal: the altimeter had been sabotaged. She didn’t have five hundred metres of room to play with; she had perhaps one hundred and twenty, and that number — like the landing craft — was...
