“Beneath the Tip of Well Intentioned Rhetoric on Climate Change”
Zimbabwe President Mugabe offers another perspective on climate change: The view from developing nations.
Now Hear This … Georgia House Speaker offers emotional farewell address
Quite a farewell speech by outgoing Georgia House Speaker Glenn Richardson, who attempted suicide, and soon after resigned amid allegations of an affair. The speech is better listened to than …
The most important executive utterance of 2009
Former G.E. CEO Jack Welch, father of the so-called “shareholder value” movement that said a company’s singular strategic focus should be on creating value for investors, told the Financial Times …
They’re letting the speechwriter pick her title, and she’s stumped
On a freelance basis, a VSOTD correspondent has been writing speeches and other materials at a university. Now she’s coming on board full time, and they’re asking her to come …
Renewing American Leadership
General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt dares to offer “a vision of American renewal.”
Exactly one month left to enter the Cicero Speechwriting Awards
The deadline is Jan. 15. It costs $99 to enter. And it takes five minutes. Are you going to wait another year to distinguish yourself among your peers and bring …
Two big deadlines for speechwriters and executive communicators
Register for executive communication conference by Dec. 31, enter Cicero Speechwriting Awards by Jan. 15.
Dangers your CEO faces when communicating “green”
White paper identifies common pitfalls of executive communication on environmental issues, and explains how to avoid them
“Her voice made her words dance”
When she hears old ideas expressed in the same old ways, one speechwriter asks, “What would Barbara Jordan have said?”
Notre Dame’s new football coach tosses script to “speak from the heart”
“My media consultant had all these notes for me,” said Notre Dame’s new football coach Brian Kelly near the beginning of his press-conference speech Friday. “And I’m supposed to pay …