A speechwriter is a professional audience-hugger
April 23, 2012
Mommy, what is a speech for? It was the legendary Australian political speechwriter Don Watson who said:
“At the core a speech is an embrace. A bad speech is a failed attempt at comfort, friendship or seduction and the speechmaker suffers an identical indignity. A good speech is a loverโs embrace, or a brotherโs, fatherโs, friendโs or motherโs, depending on the circumstances.”