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Dr Sam Cooper’s blog on speeches, speechwriting, communications, comms and PR.
Ok, I’ll admit it. I love end-of-year lists. So, I decided to create my own year-in-review, which I hope will also answer a question I’m often asked: “What…
A week last Friday, a terrorist attack in the area of London Bridge resulted in the deaths of two young people. In a cruel twist of irony, those…
When and how should a business apologise for wrongdoings or mishaps? This question was posed at “Sorry? Corporate apologies in an age of transparency”, an event organised by…
Darren Caveney of Comms2Point0 has just launched a new eMag, in which I have an article: “Unaccustomed as I am…: Speechwriting for non-Speechwriters.” You can read the article…
The song playing immediately before and after Boris Johnson’s speech at the Conservative Party Conference, my fellow music nerds might have recognised, was The Who’s Baba O’Riley. It…
Protests outside WeWork offices in London and an article in the FT about the company’s CEO both serve to compound the problems that the shared office space provider…
West Yorkshire Police have issued a statement to distance themselves from the Prime Minister’s decision to use a visit to their facilities to make a political speech. Statement…
Boris Johnson has just won the Conservative Party vote to succeed Theresa May as Prime Minister. What tone did his victory speech set? What might we expect of…
Earlier this year, I had the great pleasure to meet Roger Kneebone, Professor of Anatomy at the Royal Academy of Arts, Professor of Surgical Education at Imperial College…
In her guide to DIY public relations, Your Press Release is Breaking My Heart, Janet Murray offers a mantra for PR storytelling: “Put some people in it!” Janet…