Tackling Illegal Immigration
Apr 20, 2022
For centuries, our United Kingdom has had a proud history of welcoming people from overseas, including many fleeing persecution. My own great-grandfather came from Turkey in fear of his life, …
On the Road Again: How to Prepare an Executive for a Productive Trip
Mar 07, 2023
Most likely, the executive you support is often on the road meeting with customers, employees, partners, press and other key audiences in order to advance the goals of the organization. …
What Gives Me the Most Hope
Sep 04, 2012
Not the actions of the leaders. It is the people that I’ve seen.
For U.S. and Mexico, the Next Chapter in the Story of North American integration
Sep 08, 2014
Thank you very much for that warm welcome. And thank you to the members of the American Chamber of Commerce, the U.S. Chamber, and the Mexican Chamber for coming here …
The day Madeleine Albright learned the language of humor, in public speaking
Mar 24, 2022
I am deeply saddened by the loss of former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. I am proud to say that a speech I wrote for her in 1993 — the …
Blank page, blue sky
Apr 08, 2015
I get it on the golf course every time I'm paired with a stranger. There's a wait on the fourth tee, and the guy says, "So what do you do …
Speechwriter, how would you treat your clients if they weren’t paying you?
Nov 18, 2013
For obvious if misguided reasons, friends and family members occasionally come to me for help in giving speeches or toasts. They usually leave disappointed. Like Chris, my videographer friend who …
BOOK REVIEW: Confessions of a public speaker
Dec 01, 2009
Speaking coach and speechwriter Mike Landrum says book doesn’t live up to its promising title. Not by a long shot.
“It isn’t easy to come before a nationwide audience and bare your life, as I have done”
Jan 08, 2013
On the week of Richard Nixon’s 100th birthday, we remember the speech that saved a political career. The Checkers Speech.
I Want You to Know You Are Not Alone
Aug 26, 2020
Good evening, it seems like just yesterday that we were at our first convention, where my husband accepted the Republican nomination and then became our 45th president of the United …