AROUND THE WORLD IN RHETORIC
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Nov 12, 2024
A Certificate Course, in Executive Communication? I Almost Can’t Believe It Myself
The new Leadership Communication Academy teaches a philosophy and an approach that every single executive communication professional should share—for their own good, and that of the whole discipline.
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Strategic Speechwriting: The Method and the Art
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Leadership Communication Academy
MARCH 11-12 -
Professional Development Academy
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Custom Workshops
Our trainers come to you.
Nov 18, 2024
A Book 800 Years in the Making
Review of: How to Write a Parliamentary Speech: A Practical Guide for Politicians and Speechwriters by Paul Richards (Biteback Publishing, 2024, 288 pages)
Oct 29, 2024
Literally Indefensible
Jeff Bezos' defense of The Washington Post's non-endorsement doesn't conceal but actually reveals the decision's disingenuousness.
Sep 13, 2024
‘Sound Helps People See’ (and Other Artistic Insights Into Exec Comms)
How Target exec comms chief Tony Telschow trades on his music and liberal arts background to create effective CEO communications.
Sep 12, 2024
Guest Post: A Bracing Rebuttal to ‘Leaders Who Dare Not Speak, Dare Not Lead’
Who would argue, in the era of Elon Musk, Bill Ackman and former President Felonious Babyman, that what the world needs now is to hear more from our leaders? Who, indeed, but an executive communicator.
Sep 09, 2024
What Are the Leading Exec Comms Pros Thinking About as We Head Into Fall?
During a recent conversation among members of the Executive Communication Council, we wrote down issues folks are facing this election year. And what, if anything, their leaders are planning to do about them.
Aug 29, 2024
Tonight the Revolutionaries Are You
In your case, your weapons are your performances. In your case, your weapons are your records. In your case, your weapons are the emotions of sport.
VITAL SPEECHES OF RECENT WEEKS
In your case, your weapons are your performances. In your case, your weapons are your records. In your case, your weapons are the emotions of sport.
"Listen: If Harriet Tubman ran to freedom, you can run to your destiny! Martin Luther King didn't march for you to get a degree and chill! ... Black folks didn't pick cotton so you could look cute in a black robe!"
Many of us have been saying for a long time that the world has been trying to transition in fog, without a compass, on a road to nowhere. Consumers increasingly agree, as transition realities bite.
"What draws you to your favorite song, your favorite book? It's what makes you feel. The seriousness of it. The intensity of it."
"We don’t anoint kings in this country. We have elections. And Donald Trump, of all people, should know we don’t rig elections."
"It has never been more important for the public and private sector to create new connective tissue, because none of these challenges respects borders, they each require collaboration."
If Israel wants its Arab neighbors to make the tough decisions necessary to help ensure its lasting security, Israeli leaders will have to make hard decisions themselves.
"In unity and solidarity, we will walk the new path that the UAE Consensus has set for the world. … And together, we will secure the future of this beautiful planet for the many generations to come."
"I hope I’ve convinced you that polarization poses a risk. I hope I've convinced you that it deserves our attention. I hope I've also made the case that the solution can be bottom up."
"You can vigorously oppose Israel's response following the attack on their people, but still be vigorously opposed to terrorism, Hamas, anti-Semitism, and hate in all of its forms."