A freelancer’s journey back to corporate (part two of two)
The epiphany that led me to my dream job … in the telecommunications/technology industry.
SPEECHWRITERS MUST WATCH: Stephen Colbert and Frank Luntz, on strategic communication
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How to become a great speaker justlikethat
Virgil Scudder is used to coaching busy executives fast. Here’s what he shared in a comparatively leisurely hour.
Writers, stop begging President Obama to tell us a simple bedtime story
There’s been lots of hot debate here and elsewhere about President Obama’s rhetoric strategy. The latest criticism also attempts to be constructive. It comes from Cleveland ad man Jim Sollisch, …
Ford marketing chief opens mouth, inserts foot
A cautionary tale for speechwriters who would urge their speakers to be bold with their words: “You can say what you want with a slide trombone, but with words, you gotta be careful.”
Courageous leader calls for the abolition of … wang-wang?
In his State of the Nation Address, Philippines President Benigno Aquino made 16 references to a term we’ve never heard before.
Speechwriter: Are you happy?
Over at my personal blog Writing Boots today, I have some strong advice for communications pros who are chronically unhappy at work. “The professional storyteller who hates his work is …
“Adult supervision”: The worst new buzzword in leadership communication
Treat employees as children, and as children they will behave. Treat them as adults, and watch them grow!
VIDEO: Nixon’s resignation speech: The speechwriter’s eye view
Speechwriters will recognize the backstage banality that precedes the president’s profound television announcement.
WATCH: ‘You’ve got to find what you love’
Steve Jobs spoke to Stanford graduates in 2005, and told them “just three stories from my life. That’s it. No big deal. Just three stories.”