by Rob Cottingham | Mar 16, 2016 | How to..., Speechwriting
One of your most important skills as a speechwriter is listening to your client when they give you feedback. That often means hearing past their words, to what they’re actually saying… and it almost always means probing more deeply for the real issue behind a comment... by Rob Cottingham | Sep 11, 2012 | Speechwriting
One of the most valuable things you can get back from a client after they deliver a speech you’ve written is the marked-up text – the changes they’ve made from what you wrote. You may not agree with every edit, but they’re very clear cues to what your client feels comfortable saying. Two inches of … Keep reading →
by Rob Cottingham | Aug 18, 2006 | Technology, Vancouver
Believe me, Photoshop, you’re amazing. The things you can do with the Curves control, with channels, with compositing, with custom filters… you still take my breath away. But lately we’ve been getting on each other’s nerves. Come on, admit it:...