Last week at the Executive Communication Summit that my company convened, I interviewed the famed Yale Management School Professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, who took us back to the beginning of the …
Earlier this month we invited speechwriters and executive communication professionals to share, at whatever level of confidentiality they desired, how they’re faring in the new administration: “What is going on …
My old pal Steve Crescenzo was on a Zoom call with a prospect the other day, a young woman. โAbout ten minutes into the 30-minute call, she appeared to wipe …
As the new administration approaches the gates, people who help institutional leaders communicate are trying to figure out which way the wind will blow (and whether it will blow hard …
I once found myself dancing in a tavern in Bayfield, Wisconsin with a local woman whose hands were so rough that I couldnโt help asking her what she did for …
The old joke: An Irishman walked past a bar. It could happen! Well, I feel the same about philanthropic, civic-minded billionaires. It could happen! Another one bites the dust. Washington Postย owner Jeff Bezos, in …
My friendship with David Murray is almost as old as our respective adult daughters. It spans my entire career as a speechwriter and most of his second (or third) act …
Iโm disappointed at the way leaders of American institutions are communicating these days. Or not communicating, as the case seems to be. Iโve been studying this phenomenon longer than most, …
Q: Does reading from notes during a speech make you โinauthenticโ? A: NO Iโm sharing this irritating post from an irritating person who I wonโt promote any further. (Clue: itโs …
Had a call last week with a young journalist who wants to get into speechwriting. Or so he thinks, midair between frying pan and fire. He has spoken with a …
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