Exec comms pros, united
Something’s happening here. Last week, more than 100 CEOs and former CEOs released a letter calling on Congress to pass long-term relief for small businesses. And this week, CEOs of 27 …
Speechwriters wanted for a novel speech project
Fireside Chats for 2020 is a creative project directed by artist Constance Hockaday and produced in partnership with UCLA Center for the Art of Performance and also with support from TED …
“You don’t remember me,” Dr. King said to Thomas Freeman, “but I remember you.”
Texas Southern University debate coach Thomas Freeman taught hundreds or thousands of African American leaders how to teach, Texas congresswoman Barbara Jordan being only the most prominent of his pupils. …
2020 PSA World Conference to be virtual, wonderful (Oct. 19-23)
The 2020 World Conference of the Professional Speechwriters Association will be a virtual event this year. Taking place in a festival format, with hyper-relevant midday sessions and thoughtfully organized online networking …
Eisenhower speechwriter dies
Former President Eisenhower speechwriter Bob Kieve died on Sunday, at 98. He served in Eisenhower’s first term before going on to a colorful career as an independent radio station owner in San …
Speechwriters told us what they need during the coronavirus crisis
How are you? We asked speechwriters and executive communication professionals, and they told us—clearly and in some cases colorfully. You should download and read the whole report, but here’s the gist: In-house …
Book Review: A Feast of Speeches
Review of: Transatlantic Rhetoric – Speeches from the American Revolution to the Suffragettes by Tom Wright For more than 10 years, Tom Wright of the University of Sussex has concentrated his scholarly energies on …
Virtual commencement speech events this month and next
Lots of virtual commencement speeches this month and next. • There’s iHeart Media’s star-studded “Speeches for the Class of 2020” podcast slated for May 15. • That same day, Facebook will …
When to Quarantine Your Leadership Communications. And When to Speak Up.
5/6/2020 The answer to the first: never. The answer to the second: now. Seems straightforward, right? Basic business communications and emergency preparedness. But nothing is as it seems anymore. The …
A Leadership Communications Primer for Numbing Times
Lots of executive communication pros we’re talking to are running out of things to tell employees about coronavirus; one of them offered this hard-bitten “Leadership Communications Primer for Numbing Times.” …