Movie Review: “Long Shot” a Gut Punch
Well, I had to ask myself: Why was I watching a movie whose primary purpose was to entertain an audience for whom fantasies of sleeping with the hot babysitter, and …
Not Your Grandfather’s Speech Anthology
Review of: Speeches of Note: An Eclectic Collection of Orations Deserving of a Wider Audience 384 pages (hardcover), published 2018 by Hutchinson/Penguin Random House Has there ever been a speech …
AI, you and I
Silicon Valley Speechwriters Roundtable wrangler Ian Griffin reports on some bracing AI advances in the speechwriting realm, and then asks: “Can speechwriters look to AI systems to be team players? …
Rhetorical Recap: Soulful and Solo
“Justice” was the nominal theme of Senator Cory Booker’s formal speech declaring his candidacy for president. A big “Justice For All” sign dominated the long-shot view of the venue, a …
A Different Story Than “Make America Great Again”
Hello, South Bend! It means so much to be here with all of you. I want to thank everyone who was part of our program today: Father Brian for your …
Just one false note
After South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg dellivered the best presidential-candidate announcement speech of the season, his husband claimed he had written it that morning—after feeding the dogs and going to church. …
They can hear the music
Next week we will announce the winners of the 2019 Cicero Speechwriting Awards. During the deliberation over these last several weeks, I've been taken—as I'm taken every year—by the enthusiasm of …
Three firms seek speechwriters
Women Deliver is seeking two speechwriters. “We are simultaneously looking for a fulltime consultant from now through the Women Deliver 2019 Conference and a permanent content writer,” to work for “the …