It’s not you, it’s him
Occasionally but persistently, it is suggested to me by persons hoping to attend the PSA's World Conference and other events, that I create and publish a rationale that they may use to …
Speechwriting, from the Start
I don’t know about you, but I get a lotof young people asking me how to break into speechwriting. I often ask them why they want to—and how badly. From …
Exec comms pro sought by Jersey firm
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (Jersey City) seeks an executive communications pro to “play a key role in developing and driving the communications strategy and thought leadership platforms for DTCC’s senior …
“The Leader’s Calendar,” and you
The theme of the 2018 World Conference of the Professional Speechwriters Association is: "More." Per the conference agenda, speechwriters and leadership communication pros from around the world will be discussing how …
RockFound seeks scribe
The Rockefeller Foundation seeks a communications officer who specializes in speechwriting to “research, produce and edit a wide array of high-quality written materials including speeches, op-eds, statements, talking points, video scripts, blog …
Were this year’s commencement speeches more boring than usual?
Were commencement speeches extra banal this year? A number of ex-White House speechwriters quoted in a Politico story this week make that case. “Work together. And do what you want to …
She Knows How to Make Speeches Sing
Review of Business Rhetoric: How to Turn Your Words Into Gold (2018; 175 pages). Four years ago, at the Professional Speechwriters Association’s inaugural meeting at New York University, Mette Højen gave …
How to Write Wedding Speeches for Others
Ah, the infamous wedding toast. It’s that magical moment in the evening where “Party Pete” from college reminisces about the “Kegolition” from ’05. After Pete, it’s usually “Inside Joke Jenna” …
Two Speechwriters Made Good
Speechwriter made good, Part One: As we’ve noted here before, former James Clapper speechwriter Trey Brown is now James Clapper cover-credited book collaborator Trey Brown. And the two of them …
D.C. agency seeks speechwriter for on-site client gig
A D.C.-based communications agency seeks a speechwriter to work on-site at a federal client at the Navy Yard. “Speech content will focus primarily on railroad safety, infrastructure, innovation, department programs, projects, …