When you should stay the hell away from the podium
Funny: in February, I led off a presentation at the Ragan Speechwriter’s Conference with the story of how Bob Rae was booed loudly (and embarrassingly) at the Skydome when he appeared to congratulate the Blue Jays on winning the World Series. Now the same thing...Lives gone in a Flash
Via Shel Holtz, here’s a highly compelling use of Macromedia’s oft-maligned Flash technology: Iraq War Coalition Fatalities. This is one area where Flash excels – telling stories visually, in this case the loss of life among the U.S. and its allies in...Four Pollies for NOW Communications
Terrific news from last month’s convention of the American Association of Political Consultants: my friends (and former coworkers) at NOW Communications took home four Pollies, the coveted awards for excellence in political communication. They won a bronze in...Rewrite the quotation books
I don’t know much about state senate races in Maryland. I do know a great quotation when I see one… and Jamie Raskin, a constitutional law professor running in the Democratic primary, has just assured himself a place in the next edition of any half-decent...18 hours a week. Heh.
When the British government put out the call for a new speechwriter to manage the troubled health dossier, they offered a salary ranging from about £38,000 to £56,543. That in turn provoked gasps of outrage throughout the British media and blogosphere (any...
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Public speaking and speechwriting: the essential guides
Looking for advice on public speaking, speechwriting and leadership communications? Here are some of my most comprehensive posts, on topics that people ask me about most often.
