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Many of us were journalists before turning to rhetoric, which makes speechwriters an exquisite fusion of objectors and optimists with a weakness for eloquence: people who can spot the long …
President Trump is giving his big speech to Congress tonight. But even when we have a president who does try to mouth rhetoric that remotely rhymes with reality, I’m not …
Published earlier this month at the website of the City Club of Cleveland. —ed. Political upheaval is both chaotic and clarifying, and the opening weeks of the second administration of …
Dear Executive Communicator, Three weeks into the new administration, my newsfeed has never been louder, and my professional correspondence has never been quieter. For someone who has been close to …
(Retail) Starbucks was down and (Robby) Starbuck was up. Boeing’s CEO apologized sincerely, vowed solemnly and resigned eventually. Many beleaguered college presidents issued statements about why they’ll issue fewer statements …
The Gettysburg Address was not a ceremonial speech, inevitably bound for a marble wall. It was a strategy speech, designed to “convince a very skeptical public in the north that …
It’s been a couple weeks since my company finished putting on a virtual seminar called “Executive Presence for Exec Comms Pros,” and I’m still thinking about it. Obviously, teaching about …
The term “executive presence” didn’t exist three decades ago when I first became acquainted with the joys and sorrows of corporate executive communication professionals. But I would have made fun …
David Armano is a veteran marketing communications agency guy who specializes in digital aspects of comms. Last week I ran across a piece he wrote recommending the AI-ification of exec …
This week, a couple of meditations on writing that works—and how it’s not always the sexiest prose that wins the day. —DM *** When Workmanlike Is Better Than Exquisite My …