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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…
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…
There’s a fascinating “long read” in today’s Financial Times: “How Oxford University shaped Brexit – and Britain’s next Prime Minister.” (“Gift” link) Its author, Simon Kuper, discusses how…
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…
After much writing and rewriting, rehearsing and – er – re-rehearsing, your speech has finally been delivered. Time to sit back and bask in its glories? Probably not….
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…
A great post over on David Murray’s speechwriting blog, Writing Boots, really gets to the nub of what make Trump a successful public speaker — successful, that is, even…
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…