Our Effort to Understand
Your first worry, when you organize a conference on a subject that seems as basic as the title of “Communicating to Understand” suggests, is that no one will come, everyone …
Communicators, our book is out!
An Effort to Understand is available for immediate purchase—on Amazon, or anywhere you buy your books—in print, in Kindle and as an audiobook, narrated by me. Communicators will love it, …
Speechwriter, Q.E.D.
Veteran speechwriter James C. Humes, who passed away on August 21 at the age of 85, was a speechwriter to five successive Republican presidents, from Eisenhower to George H.W. Bush. …
Airlines, united
Airline CEOs and union leaders gathered in a joint event outside the U.S. Capitol Tuesday to plead for another $28 billion in federal aid for their industry, according to CNN. “The …
Executive Communication Report: free, three days a week
The Executive Communication Report has come out every Friday since 2008, to keep speechwriters and executive communication pros up to speed on the latest doings in their then-relatively sleepy industry. …
Legendary Republican speechwriter James Humes is dead
James Humes, speechwriter to presidents Eisenhower, Nixon, Reagan and George H.W. Bush, died last Friday at 85. For the Nixon administration, Humes drafted the inscription on the plaque left on the moon: …
Biden’s speech tonight: A speechwriter’s preview
What should speechwriters, especially, be watching for during Joe Biden’s acceptance speech tonight, at the Democratic National Convention? Co-author of The Political Speechwriter’s Companion and PSA Advisory Counselor Robert Lehrman writes in The …
Exec comms pros, united
Something’s happening here. Last week, more than 100 CEOs and former CEOs released a letter calling on Congress to pass long-term relief for small businesses. And this week, CEOs of 27 …
Speechwriters wanted for a novel speech project
Fireside Chats for 2020 is a creative project directed by artist Constance Hockaday and produced in partnership with UCLA Center for the Art of Performance and also with support from TED …
“You don’t remember me,” Dr. King said to Thomas Freeman, “but I remember you.”
Texas Southern University debate coach Thomas Freeman taught hundreds or thousands of African American leaders how to teach, Texas congresswoman Barbara Jordan being only the most prominent of his pupils. …