Ich bin ein speechwriter
When the staff was stumped, a reporter turned into a speechwriter, on the spot.
Speaker acknowldeges “numbers can be boring,” then proves it
“Fellow citizens, I know numbers can be boring,” Ghana presidential candidate Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo-Addo acknowledged in a speech last month at the Institute of Economic Affairs, “but these are …
September sizzles with executive forums
Whether they’re putting on shows or planning agendas, conference planners are cooking with gas.
Speaker tells audience it’s a pleasure to be here. “It is also a massive pain in the ass.”
Sometimes I know a speech is going to make Vital Speeches after the first four sentences. “Being asked to give the James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture is a double-edged sword,” began …
For speechwriters, a harrowing account of a high-stakes screwup
How President Bush ad-libbed national security policy.
Locker room speeches: This is how winning is done
Take inspiration from a collection of 20 great locker room speeches.
How Bill Clinton Dazzles ’em, and how you can too
It’s as much how he says it as what he says.
What Gives Me the Most Hope
Not the actions of the leaders. It is the people that I’ve seen.
Being President Doesn’t Change Who You Are—It Reveals Who You Are
“Barack Obama is still the same man I fell in love with all those years ago.”
GOP National Convention, Part One: “Where the hell did they get these speechwriters?”
Vital Speeches readers, I may do some live blogging Thursday night just for grins (over on my personal blog, Writing Boots, so I can swear and stuff). But I’m not …