It’s (Still) the Content, Stupid

Apr 04, 2023

It wasn’t long ago that “executive communication” was basically synonym—or a euphemism—for “executive speechwriting.” No longer: As an Executive Communicator, you are constantly flexing across a vast and varied range …

Inflation: Progress and the Path Ahead

Aug 30, 2023

Good morning. At last year’s Jackson Hole symposium, I delivered a brief, direct message. My remarks this year will be a bit longer, but the message is the same: It …

Has President Obama lost the speechwriter demographic?

Aug 04, 2011

If you’d-a said in January 2009 that by the summer of 2011 President Obama would have disappointed his most devoted and admiring base—the professional communicator—you’d-a said that the presidency would …

Why do you write?

Jan 18, 2011

Lewis Lapham writes to keep his wits about him. Why, ultimately, do you?

Rhetorical Recap: Good Speech, Bad Timing

Mar 28, 2019

Of all the days for Attorney General Barr to release his summary of the Mueller Report, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand could not have wanted March 24. That news all but eliminated …