Rhetorical Recap: Entertainer First, American Second

Oct 21, 2016

Before the third and final debate, while Hillary Clinton prepared in relative quiet, Donald Trump prematurely and immaturely protested the fairness of the election, lashed out at faithless Republicans from …

Speechwriter goes here

Oct 04, 2017

I like to think I’m a funny guy. In my family, I’m the one who gives the witty wedding toasts. As a speechwriter, when I enliven scripts with humor, it …

HOW CAN WE GET BACK IN THE MAJORITY

Jul 10, 2009

Address by NEWT GINGRICH, former Speaker of the House of Representatives. Delivered to the House/Senate GOP Fundraising Dinner, Washington D.C., June 8, 2009.

The Failure of Our Prison System is Scandalous

Feb 17, 2016

Let me begin with a pretty extraordinary fact: it’s well over twenty years since a Prime Minister made a speech solely about prisons. To be frank, it can sometimes be …

WATCH: Did I ever tell you how lucky you are?

Sep 21, 2011

An American’s journey into a rhetorical world where personal anecdotes are mistrusted and storytelling is suspect: The 2011 U.K. Speechwriters’ Guild conference, in words and video.

On the oil spill

Jun 15, 2010

Address by Barack Obama, President, United States of America; delivered from the White House Oval Office, Washington, D.C. June 15, 2010.

Burned Out, and Wanting to Talk About It

Sep 27, 2022

When I sat down in a conference room in San Francisco to listen to a presentation on executive communications, I wasn’t expecting to take it … so personally. As researcher …