Tag: rhetoric

Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking, Fast and Slow: a treasure trove of tips for speechwriters and speakers

Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman is a fantastic resource for comms professionals. Here’s why… As an in-house speechwriter, you find yourself attending a great many training…

Invisible Ink: Rhetoric in Speechwriting

I’ve mentioned before how popular representations of speechwriters don’t always chime with lived experience. Along the same lines, whenever I’ve been asked what qualities a speechwriter needs most, I…

The challenge of the short-form statement

Speechwriters don’t just write speeches. We’re asked to provide statements, forewords, op-eds, soundbites, and much more. Sometimes these commissions are more difficult than the longer speeches. It’s easier…

Speechwriting: What Can We Learn from the Recent Democrat and Republican Conventions?

After the fireworks and the balloons of the Republican and Democrat conventions last week, I took a look at the speeches delivered by Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and Barack…