Whither the ‘Remote Speechwriter’
The Lorax spoke for the trees. I speak for the speechwriters. So I hate to side with anyone who refuses to hire one, for any reason. But a speechwriter wrote …
Exec Comms in the Era of ‘Because I Said So’
The through line from Marc Andreessen’s introspection-is-for-losers hot take to Donald Trump’s Easter Sunday greeting — “Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards” — would be shocking if it wasn’t so predictable. …
What Kind of a Question Is That?
This week The New York Times published a piece headlined, “CEOs Are the Heads of Companies. Should They Also Be the Face?” What’s your gut reaction to that question? As …
This Is What Civic Communication Looks Like
One of the best parts of participating in the City Club is being witness to moments of real, authentic civic work. There are moments at forums where you feel a …
If CEOs Won’t Speak, How About These Guys?
I don’t speak for the members of the Executive Communication Council, to their great relief. But as this organization’s founder and executive director, I’m getting a little restless. The action was …
Past Is Prologue: The Executive Communication Year in … Preview?
Old sailors know that the weather is a liar. Sun and calm seem like they’ll last forever. And when the rain and wind are lashing you, you think it will …
Whither the Old Fashioned ‘Employee Town Hall’
Monday in the Executive Communication Report—to which you would be stone cold crazy not to subscribe because it is both useful and free—I published a communicator’s wish for a better name than “employee …
AI and the Speechwriting Process: A Dispatch From the Front
I’m witnessing miracles! The same policy people who used to take three weeks to deliver an incoherent mess of data points to me are now responding instantly with content that …
Pregiarized!
There’s nothing new under the sun. (That’s an old saying too.) For years, I’ve been telling speechwriters there are two ways to coach speakers into becoming more dynamic, authentic and …
Meet Your Brilliant, Solicitous But Untrustworthy New Coworker (AI)
Artificial intelligence complicates things for writers. It’s complicating everything for everyone these days, sure. We all have AI in our faces all day long, whether we want it or not …