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Digging through some old files, I came across an issue of a long-defunct publication I once edited for Ragan Communications, called Speechwriter’s Newsletter. I wrote the cover piece in the August …
One fine spring Saturday over the backyard fence, I was bragging about my European Parliament speech to my neighbors in Chicago’s Ukrainian Village, who think all I ever do is …
My old man used to say to his self-conscious teenagers, “You wouldn’t worry so much about what people thought of you if you realized how seldom they do.” That came …
My former boss died February 18, after battling an aggressive cancer for less than a year. She was brilliant and dedicated and selfless, and had terrifyingly high standards. I respected …
Four weeks ago, snow was in the forecast again for Boston. But by the time Mayor Michelle Wu took the stage at MGM Music Hall, the unconvincing afternoon flurries had …
Last week Axios published a simplistic piece—(surprise!)—titled, “America’s CEOs Have Gone Silent on National Tragedies.” Leaning hard on a comparison between CEOs’ vocal reaction to George Floyd and the relative corporate …
If the feverish talk about ChatGPT and other IA composition tools leave speechwriters in grinding dread for their livelihood, the Professional Speechwriters Association offers some strong anti-anxiety medication: a new …
Plenty of writers see ChatGPT as a threat because of its ability to generate readable content in a matter of minutes. For my part, I prefer to view it as a …
Jacinda Ardern announced her resignation as New Zealand Prime Minister Wednesday, and she’ll be as sorely missed by the leadership communication community as by her supporters in New Zealand and admirers …
At the first World Conference of the Professional Speechwriters Association almost 10 years ago, I led members in a kind of caucus, asking them what they wanted the fledgling group …