PBS “FRONTLINE” seeks speechwriter

The PBS show FRONTLINE seeks a savvy, accomplished speechwriter “to support our senior executive team while helping to raise visibility, buzz and awareness for our brand. The ideal candidate will craft …

Meet your new mentor

I recently blew the dust off an old book called Preaching and Preachers. In it, I was confronted with several borderline blasphemous ideas about contemporary speeches and speechwriting.  Author David Martyn-Lloyd …

Progressive senator seeks professional speechwriter

A “Progressive Midwest Senator” seeks a “creative and detail-oriented speechwriter with excellent writing skills, strong sense of humor, and proven ability to work closely with legislative and state teams to distill complex …

This Is What Collaboration Sounds Like

James Clapper's new book "Facts & Fears" is out. In the book, the former National Intelligence Director claims he believes the Russians did tilt the 2016 national election toward Donald …

Shoes to fill, shoulders to stand on

One of our giants died Sunday. As a speechwriter to JFK, RFK and LBJ, speechwriter Richard Goodwin coined "Great Society," skinny dipped in the White House pool with LBJ and got …

She’s a ghost no more

Do you ever think about expanding your role? Deutsche Telekom executive communicaton senior expert Caroline Neuenfeld has expanded hers, by blogging under her own byline as part of the company’s social …

The permanence of being memorable

Originally published in the Chicago Tribune on Father's Day, 2003. My father died in 2009. My daugher is now 14. —DM *** The poet W.H. Auden was once asked by a college student, …