Petite Podium Prop
Petite podium prop. Did you see where the Icelandic Member of Parliament Unnur Bra Konradsdottir gave a speech while breast-feeding her baby? Asked by The Washington Post about the video …
What a speaking coach sees
Veteran speaking coach Tom Mucciolo analyzes the first presidential debate. It's worth the wait—and will help you see the last debate with wise new eyes.
Dun & Bradstreet seeks exec comms director
New Jersey-based Dun & Bradstreet is looking for a a Senior Director of Executive Communications to “oversee the strategic development and execution of the communications platform and be responsible for: executive key message …
The Speechwriter’s Life: Harrison B. Kinney
The year is 1960, and the place is New York City’s Lobster Restaurant on West 45th Street. Two freelance writers are talking shop over a meal. One mentions to the …
Speechwriting: It’s a process
Veteran Spectra Energy exec comms chief Lucinda Trew recently had to update all the company’s communications “processes.” Before getting serious about the speechwriting process, she got funny about the speechwriting …
Rhetorical Recap: A preliminary report
Last night, Donald Trump resorted to the shock tactic of bringing up the marital infidelities and alleged sexual assaults of his opponent's husband. He also threatened her with jail. After …
Speechwriter publishes book on infant son who was an organ and tissue donor
Cicero Speechwriting Award-winning speechwriter Sarah Gray has written a book about her infant son, who died six days after his birth and whose organs, eyes and tissues she and her …
Shimon Peres, remembered by his onetime speechwriter
Onetime Shimon Peres speechwriter tells about the time he met the Israeli president and wrote a U.N. General Assembly speech for him on the same night. “’Mi atah?’ he asked …
The World’s Grumpiest Boss Is Dead
last week The New York Times ran excerpts of memos by “the world’s grumpiest boss”—former Tiger Oil CEO Mike Davis, who died Sept. 18. My three favorites: On hair length: …
He saw this coming
David Kusnet is the onetime chief speechwriter for the Clinton administration. He’s also a smart guy. So if I remember right, I likely told him, when he agreed to keynote …