Category: News

The second annual class of Leadership Communication Academy will meet March 3-4 in Chicago. Last year, after the first class, I tried to convey the experience of attending it, along …

It was close to Miller Time late last Friday afternoon when I stumbled across a LinkedIn post by veteran corporate communicator John Clemons that almost made me spit out my …

Well, Boe Workman is retiring this Friday, after a career that began with rhetoric scholarship, continued with political work and self-employment, and concluded with a short stint as the head …

Clarification: The following article refers to Kristina Drye as having been “laid off” from USAID, which some might interpret as implying she was technically an employee of the U.S. government. …

I’ve long been skeptical of professional accreditation. Always thought the now-moribund “ABC” designation from the International Association of Business Communicators stood for, Average Business Communicator. Always thought a truly talented …

Last week professional speechwriters for government officials, university presidents, corporate CEOs and nonprofit heads from around the world flocked together to find the intellectual means, the moral strength and the …

Several years ago, it occurred to leaders of the Professional Speechwriters Association that speechwriters’ clients didn’t necessarily understand what a successful collaboration looks like between speaker and speechwriter. So we …

When I see a “behind the scenes” story about the making of a speech, I groan. As head of the Professional Speechwriters Association, I realize it’s my job to read …

The emphasis in leadership communications the last decade or so has been on strategic thinking, not writerly erudition. So I was pleased to see last week when an email group …

Many speechwriters who have come to rely on the Professional Speechwriters Association as a sturdy, steady source of professional development, advocacy and global networking would be surprised to know that …