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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…
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…
I’m often asked how I became a speechwriter. And for those in search of career guidance, I suspect my answer is rather frustrating: “Totally by chance.” I’m being…
The Guardian asks, “Is Joanna Lumley the worst BAFTAs host of all time?” Accepting its own challenge, the paper performs a post-mortem of her speech as the host…
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…
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…
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…
I’ve just finished a very interesting book about the glory days of Scottish mountain climbing, Mountain Days and Bothy Nights. What I enjoyed was its focus not on…
There is a stereotype of the speechwriter as a figure hurriedly crafting compelling arguments and desperately coining memorable phrases, ready in an instant to pull diverse policy initiatives…