Tag: public speaking

Countercurrent podcast: Sam Cooper in conversation with Professor Roger Kneebone

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…

Performing authenticity: what speechwriters can learn from teachers

Frances Ryan writes in the Guardian of how teaching helped her to overcome her fear of public speaking. My own story is similar, so Frances’s account rings very…

Performative utterances: what speechwriters can learn from surgeons, tailors, and magicians

While I was lurking at an event in London a couple of weeks ago, tasked with that least glamorous of speechwriter tasks — remotely clicking through Powerpoint slides…

Speechwriting: Advice for a first-time public speaker

I was recently asked to edit a selection of speeches to be given by students at their graduation ceremonies. Back when I graduated, student speeches weren’t included in…