Executive Communication Summit, Illustrated
Next year, let one of those faces be yours.
Leaders Don’t Guess, They Guide
Three times a week, I write a newsletter called Executive Communication Report (to which you should subscribe, because it is useful, and free). Published under the auspices of the Executive Communication Council, its …
What Is Needed? What Can Best Be Done? What Must Be Done?
I’m profoundly grateful and touched by the great distinction and honor and great compliment accorded me by the authorities of Harvard this morning. I’m overwhelmed, as a matter of fact, …
Enough. Do Something.
A presidential eulogy in Uvalde TX seemed obligatory, but Biden refrained. He travelled there last Sunday (May 29) with the First Lady and met with families of the victims without …
Public speaking is easy …
The oldest canard in public speaking is that people fear it more than death. But nobody ever put “jumpy about the big speech tomorrow” in a suicide note. But people …
Two Principles of a Government that I Lead
I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet. I pay my respects to the elders past, present and emerging. And on behalf of the …
Looking at Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine From a Military Perspective Alone
Good morning, and can I just thank the Deputy Director General of the National Army Museum Mike O’Connor for hosting us here today in the National Army Museum. I’m sorry …
“Undelivered”: Fascinating for everyone, essential for speechwriters
Some bosses still give speechwriters titles—Communications Director, Deputy Press Secretary—aimed at disguising the fact that someone else writes their speeches. Admitting the truth is more acceptable these days than it …