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What is executive communication precisely, and what all do you need to know to be great at it? Exactly a half-decade since the founding of the Executive Communication Council—and at the beginning of …
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 …
It wasn’t long ago, when “executive communications” mostly meant helping leaders say the things they were expected to say, on the appointed day, in the usual way. Today’s exec comms …
On coffee breaks in Gothic courtyards and over pints in ancient pubs at the European Speechwriters Network’s spring Speechwriters’ and Business Communicators Conference last week at Brasenose College in Oxford, …