A Nation Turns Its Lonely Eyes to You
Dear American CEO, “I feel like I have been hit on the head with a cow,” a Joseph Mitchell character once said (after he’d had a cow dropped on his …
For St. Patrick’s Day: What Oscar Wilde Said—and How He Said It
On St. Patrick’s Day of all days, speechwriters should remember what Oscar Wilde said about the Irish: “We are the greatest talkers since the Greeks.” Wilde himself was one of …
Executive Communication Report: Coronavirus
Beginning with the first issue—see below—we’re offering ECR: Coronavirus gratis for two weeks—as a service to you, and to the public your leaders serve through sound leadership communication. After that, readers who find …
Exec comms chief, on coronavirus: “We’ve done this before (but with worse tools)”
The Professional Speechwriters Association called for coronavirus comment from you, asking how you are responding to your leaders and communication colleagues who turn to you. Laura Hunter, who handles executive …
Exec comms and coronavirus
As you know, we held a webinar late last week, “Executive Communication and Coronavirus: What You Should Be Saying, Thinking and Doing NOW,” with Fred Garcia, President of the Logos …
Don’t Write Like A Speechwriter
I’ve often quoted H.L. Mencken’s 1921 assessment of the prose of President Warren G. Harding: He writes the worst English I have ever encountered. It reminds me of a string …
Harvard Medical School seeks speechwriter
Harvard Medical School seeks an executive speechwriter. “Reporting to the chief communications officer, with a dotted line to the dean’s office, the executive speechwriter is responsible for effectively articulating the vision of …
The meeting that moved a profession
I expected the Founders Meeting of the Executive Communication Council, which took place two weeks ago at the Hermosa Inn, in Phoenix, Ariz., to be a momentous gathering. I didn’t expect …
This speechwriter whistles while he works
Do you listen to music when you write? I can’t do it, but speechwriter Matt Greenough, managing director at Words Matter, says he has used music to charge his prose. …
L.A. mayor seeks speechwriter
L.A. mayor Eric Garcetti seeks a junior/mid-level speechwriter to “have a hand in everything from taping scripts to op-eds to keynotes galore.” Email Jonathan Powell: [email protected].