Showing all posts tagged "Speechwriterz"
Top Tips for Non-Native English Speakers
As a coach and global teacher, I have actually worked with thousands of current as well as future leaders that are bright, and also capable– and also that swiftly shed their confidence and proficiency when making business presentations. For a sub...
Posted on May 9th, 2019
“Tell Them About the Dream, Martin”
It was this shout from the crowd by soul singer Mahalia Jackson that prompted Martin Luther King to abandon his notes and extemporise his way into what is often regarded as the greatest speech in history. The interjection from Mahalia Jackson reminds u...
Posted on April 26th, 2019
When is a speech "dangerous"?
A recent article in the Washington Post has taken aim at President Trump’s political rhetoric and in particular referenced the work of American University professor Susan Benesch. Benesch has spent much of the the last decade of academic research...
Posted on November 1st, 2018
We Choose to Go to the Moon
President Kennedy once remarked:"The only reason to make a speech is to change the world". Rather than presenting a daunting ambition, this remark should be an inpiration to us all when making a speech. Because of course, the subtext to his remark was ...
Posted on October 31st, 2018
Rhetoric in the 21st Century
Speechwriting is supposed to be somewhat of a dark art, a means to manipulate. But in fact it's largely about hard graft. As Mark Twain once remarked: "It usually takes me more than three weeks to write a good impromptu speech. While writing great spee...
Posted on August 27th, 2018