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European SpeechwritersObama speechwriter, Sarada Peri, in conversation with Jess Cunniffe23rd European Speechwriter Network Conference, 17-19 April 2024 at Robinson College/Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.
Sarada was Special Assistant to the President and Senior Speechwriter for President Barack Obama. Prior to joining the White House, she was a Principal at West Wing Writers. She was also a member of the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Democratic National Convention speechwriting teams. Today she runs her own firm, Peri Communications, where she helps C-suite executives, non-profit leaders, philanthropists, and politicians with speechwriting, speech delivery, message strategy, and more. Sarada also writes under her own byline, and has been published in The Atlantic, The Washington Po...
2024-05-1758 minEuropean SpeechwritersJohn Zimmer, Why native speakers can't speak English!John Zimmer talks about how to overcome the linguistic challenges of multilingual audiences and multilingual speakers.
John has worked for a major Canadian law firm, the United Nations and the World Health Organisation. He also teaches public speaking in the Executive Programmes at the University of Geneva, University of Lausanne and IESE in Barcelona.
This session was part of the 23rd European Speechwriter Network conference at Robinson College / Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, 17 - 19 April 2024.
2024-05-1723 minEuropean SpeechwritersProfessor Alan Finlayson leads the Speechwriters’ Anthem23rd European Speechwriter Network Conference, 17-19 April 2024 at Robinson College/Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.
2024-05-0907 minEuropean SpeechwritersJustine Bashford, The Point of Speeches23rd European Speechwriter Network Conference, 17-19 April 2024 at Robinson College/Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.
2024-05-0912 minEuropean SpeechwritersSindre Weber, The pen and the sword: speechwriting in the Norwegian Ministry of Defence23rd European Speechwriter Network Conference, 17-19 April 2024 at Robinson College/Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.
2024-05-0911 minEuropean SpeechwritersTessa van Beest, From pen to podium: mastering speech writing in an age of populism23rd European Speechwriter Network Conference, 17-19 April 2024 at Robinson College/Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.
2024-05-0920 minEuropean SpeechwritersAlan Barker welcomes delegates to Sidney Sussex23rd European Speechwriter Network Conference, 17-19 April 2024 at Robinson College/Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.
2024-05-0803 minEuropean SpeechwritersJim Holtje - The End of the World is just BeginningThe UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 22nd conference at The Social Hub on Friday 20 October 2023.
2023-10-3129 minEuropean SpeechwritersDevin van den Berg - AI SpeechwritingThe UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 22nd conference at The Social Hub on Friday 20 October 2023.
2023-10-3140 minEuropean SpeechwritersAntti Mustakallio - Sanna Marin's RhetoricThe UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 22nd conference at The Social Hub on Friday 20 October 2023.
2023-10-3118 minEuropean SpeechwritersKevin Toolis - The Genius of Donald TrumpThe UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 22nd conference at The Social Hub on Friday 20 October 2023.
2023-10-3129 minEuropean SpeechwritersHanneke Kulik - The Value of Commemorative SpeechesThe UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 22nd conference at The Social Hub on Friday 20 October 2023.
2023-10-3125 min
European SpeechwritersQuentin Skinner and the history of speechwritingThe distinguished intellectual historian Quentin Skinner has written books on Shakespeare, Thomas Hobbes and Machiavelli. He examines their 'humanist' education - a 'humanist' education basically involves training to become a speechwriter.
2020-07-2408 min
European SpeechwritersMelanie Dunn - Hiding pride and packing a punch - the privilege and paradox of being a speechwriterThe European Speechwriter Network had its 19th conference at the Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, on 26 and 27 September 2019. The speakers included Melanie Dunn, Kevin Toolis, Antonia Fleischmann, Pauline Genee, Tom Moylan, Jennifer Migan and Lucie Robin.
2019-09-3014 min
European SpeechwritersKevin Toolis - Princess Diana and the 'catastrophe' speechThe European Speechwriter Network had its 19th conference at the Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, on 26 and 27 September 2019. The speakers included Melanie Dunn, Kevin Toolis, Antonia Fleischmann, Pauline Genee, Tom Moylan, Jennifer Migan and Lucie Robin.
2019-09-3025 min
European SpeechwritersAntonia Fleischmann - Why do central bankers give speeches, and how do I try to write them?The European Speechwriter Network had its 19th conference at the Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, on 26 and 27 September 2019. The speakers included Melanie Dunn, Kevin Toolis, Antonia Fleischmann, Pauline Genee, Tom Moylan, Jennifer Migan and Lucie Robin.
2019-09-3020 min
European SpeechwritersPauline Genee - What works for your novel, works for your speech.. Or does it?The European Speechwriter Network had its 19th conference at the Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, on 26 and 27 September 2019. The speakers included Melanie Dunn, Kevin Toolis, Antonia Fleischmann, Pauline Genee, Tom Moylan, Jennifer Migan and Lucie Robin.
2019-09-3025 min
European SpeechwritersTom Moylan - Why the Irish are better at English than the EnglishThe European Speechwriter Network had its 19th conference at the Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, on 26 and 27 September 2019. The speakers included Melanie Dunn, Kevin Toolis, Antonia Fleischmann, Pauline Genee, Tom Moylan, Jennifer Migan and Lucie Robin.
2019-09-3013 min
European SpeechwritersJennifer Migan - The (un)natural transition of a tennis player to speechwrtitingThe European Speechwriter Network had its 19th conference at the Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, on 26 and 27 September 2019. The speakers included Melanie Dunn, Kevin Toolis, Antonia Fleischmann, Pauline Genee, Tom Moylan, Jennifer Migan and Lucie Robin.
2019-09-3014 min
European SpeechwritersLucie Robin - Rule number 1: know your enemy, speaking to a French audienceThe European Speechwriter Network had its 19th conference at the Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, on 26 and 27 September 2019. The speakers included Melanie Dunn, Kevin Toolis, Antonia Fleischmann, Pauline Genee, Tom Moylan, Jennifer Migan and Lucie Robin.
2019-09-3016 min
European SpeechwritersEdward Mortimer - England, that was wont to conquer others, hath made a shameful conquest of itselfThe European Speechwriter Network had its 18th conference at The Queen’s College, Oxford, from 3 - 5 April 2019. The speakers included Edward Mortimer, Henk Boon, Mallika Lecoeur, Amélie Blanckaert, Kevin Toolis, Natasha Bertaud, Lewis Uwu, Richard Newman, Kresse Wesling, Dr Max Atkinson, Sarah Hurwitz and Jess Cunniffe.
2019-04-1114 min
European SpeechwritersHenk Boon - Speech, image and impactThe European Speechwriter Network had its 18th conference at The Queen’s College, Oxford, from 3 - 5 April 2019. The speakers included Edward Mortimer, Henk Boon, Mallika Lecoeur, Amélie Blanckaert, Kevin Toolis, Natasha Bertaud, Lewis Uwu, Richard Newman, Kresse Wesling, Dr Max Atkinson, Sarah Hurwitz and Jess Cunniffe.
2019-04-1128 min
European SpeechwritersMallika Lecoeur - Writing her life: a father-daughter relationship through public speakingThe European Speechwriter Network had its 18th conference at The Queen’s College, Oxford, from 3 - 5 April 2019. The speakers included Edward Mortimer, Henk Boon, Mallika Lecoeur, Amélie Blanckaert, Kevin Toolis, Natasha Bertaud, Lewis Uwu, Richard Newman, Kresse Wesling, Dr Max Atkinson, Sarah Hurwitz and Jess Cunniffe.
2019-04-1120 min
European SpeechwritersAmélie Blanckaert - What is the future of speechwriting?The European Speechwriter Network had its 18th conference at The Queen’s College, Oxford, from 3 - 5 April 2019. The speakers included Edward Mortimer, Henk Boon, Mallika Lecoeur, Amélie Blanckaert, Kevin Toolis, Natasha Bertaud, Lewis Uwu, Richard Newman, Kresse Wesling, Dr Max Atkinson, Sarah Hurwitz and Jess Cunniffe.
2019-04-1125 min
European SpeechwritersKevin Toolis – The Confessions of Gordon BrownThe European Speechwriter Network had its 18th conference at The Queen’s College, Oxford, from 3 - 5 April 2019. The speakers included Edward Mortimer, Henk Boon, Mallika Lecoeur, Amélie Blanckaert, Kevin Toolis, Natasha Bertaud, Lewis Uwu, Richard Newman, Kresse Wesling, Dr Max Atkinson, Sarah Hurwitz and Jess Cunniffe.
2019-04-1121 min
European SpeechwritersNatasha Bertaud - Communicating in CrisisThe European Speechwriter Network had its 18th conference at The Queen’s College, Oxford, from 3 - 5 April 2019. The speakers included Edward Mortimer, Henk Boon, Mallika Lecoeur, Amélie Blanckaert, Kevin Toolis, Natasha Bertaud, Lewis Uwu, Richard Newman, Kresse Wesling, Dr Max Atkinson, Sarah Hurwitz and Jess Cunniffe.
2019-04-1119 min
European SpeechwritersLewis Iwu – Purpose-driven speechesThe European Speechwriter Network had its 18th conference at The Queen’s College, Oxford, from 3 - 5 April 2019. The speakers included Edward Mortimer, Henk Boon, Mallika Lecoeur, Amélie Blanckaert, Kevin Toolis, Natasha Bertaud, Lewis Iwu, Richard Newman, Kresse Wesling, Dr Max Atkinson, Sarah Hurwitz and Jess Cunniffe.
2019-04-1112 min
European SpeechwritersRichard Newman – You were born to speak - How to ensure your speaker performs at their best in front of an audienceThe European Speechwriter Network had its 18th conference at The Queen’s College, Oxford, from 3 - 5 April 2019. The speakers included Edward Mortimer, Henk Boon, Mallika Lecoeur, Amélie Blanckaert, Kevin Toolis, Natasha Bertaud, Lewis Uwu, Richard Newman, Kresse Wesling, Dr Max Atkinson, Sarah Hurwitz and Jess Cunniffe.
2019-04-1126 min
European SpeechwritersDr Max Atkinson – Which Oxford Prime Minister was the best speaker?The European Speechwriter Network had its 18th conference at The Queen’s College, Oxford, from 3 - 5 April 2019. The speakers included Edward Mortimer, Henk Boon, Mallika Lecoeur, Amélie Blanckaert, Kevin Toolis, Natasha Bertaud, Lewis Uwu, Richard Newman, Kresse Wesling, Dr Max Atkinson, Sarah Hurwitz and Jess Cunniffe.
2019-04-1113 min
European SpeechwritersKresse Wesling - Elvis & Kresse - Our story and why we tell it the way we doThe European Speechwriter Network had its 18th conference at The Queen’s College, Oxford, from 3 - 5 April 2019. The speakers included Edward Mortimer, Henk Boon, Mallika Lecoeur, Amélie Blanckaert, Kevin Toolis, Natasha Bertaud, Lewis Uwu, Richard Newman, Kresse Wesling, Dr Max Atkinson, Sarah Hurwitz and Jess Cunniffe.
2019-04-1124 min
European SpeechwritersSarah Hurwitz and Jess Cunniffe - Behind the scenes with Michelle Obama’s former speechwriterThe European Speechwriter Network had its 18th conference at The Queen’s College, Oxford, from 3 - 5 April 2019. The speakers included Edward Mortimer, Henk Boon, Mallika Lecoeur, Amélie Blanckaert, Kevin Toolis, Natasha Bertaud, Lewis Uwu, Richard Newman, Kresse Wesling, Dr Max Atkinson, Sarah Hurwitz and Jess Cunniffe.
2019-04-1129 min
European SpeechwritersChair’s introduction - Mari K NiemiThe European Speechwriter Network had its 17th conference at The House of the Estates, Helsinki, from 11 - 12 October 2018. The speakers included Dan Sobovitz, Alison Reid, Thomas Hart, Former Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb, Dr Max Atkinson, Alexei Kapterev and Anthony Lichi.
2018-10-1904 min
European SpeechwritersDan SobovitzThe European Speechwriter Network had its 17th conference at The House of the Estates, Helsinki, from 11 - 12 October 2018. The speakers included Dan Sobovitz, Alison Reid, Thomas Hart, Former Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb, Dr Max Atkinson, Alexei Kapterev and Anthony Lichi.
2018-10-1925 min
European SpeechwritersAlison ReidThe European Speechwriter Network had its 17th conference at The House of the Estates, Helsinki, from 11 - 12 October 2018. The speakers included Dan Sobovitz, Alison Reid, Thomas Hart, Former Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb, Dr Max Atkinson, Alexei Kapterev and Anthony Lichi.
2018-10-1921 min
European SpeechwritersThomas HartThe European Speechwriter Network had its 17th conference at The House of the Estates, Helsinki, from 11 - 12 October 2018. The speakers included Dan Sobovitz, Alison Reid, Thomas Hart, Former Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb, Dr Max Atkinson, Alexei Kapterev and Anthony Lichi.
2018-10-1931 min
European SpeechwritersAlexander StubbThe European Speechwriter Network had its 17th conference at The House of the Estates, Helsinki, from 11 - 12 October 2018. The speakers included Dan Sobovitz, Alison Reid, Thomas Hart, Former Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb, Dr Max Atkinson, Alexei Kapterev and Anthony Lichi.
2018-10-1924 min
European SpeechwritersAlexei KapterevThe European Speechwriter Network had its 17th conference at The House of the Estates, Helsinki, from 11 - 12 October 2018. The speakers included Dan Sobovitz, Alison Reid, Thomas Hart, Former Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb, Dr Max Atkinson, Alexei Kapterev and Anthony Lichi.
2018-10-1922 min
European SpeechwritersClosing Keynote – Anthony LichiThe European Speechwriter Network had its 17th conference at The House of the Estates, Helsinki, from 11 - 12 October 2018. The speakers included Dan Sobovitz, Alison Reid, Thomas Hart, Former Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb, Dr Max Atkinson, Alexei Kapterev and Anthony Lichi.
2018-10-1912 min
European SpeechwritersA Young Person's Guide to SpeechwritingThree top speechwriters describe the aptitudes and skills they need to work at the highest levels.
Featuring Stephen Krupin (speechwriter to Barack Obama), Jessica Cunniffe (speechwriter to David Cameron) and Lindsay Hayes (speechwriter to Sarah Palin).
The speechwriters were interviewed at the 16th Conference of the European Speechwriter Network at King's College, Cambridge on 12 & 13 April 2018.
2018-07-1012 min
European SpeechwritersJessica Cunniffe - Do Speeches Still Matter?The European Speechwriter Network had its 16th conference at King's College in Cambridge from 11 - 13 April 2018. The speakers included Jessica Cunniffe, Anders Thor, Kelly Agathos, Jan Walravens, Shais Taub, Mette Pedersen, Pacelle van Goethem, Professor Alan Finlayson, Jeremy Gardner and Stephen Krupin.
2018-04-1818 min
European SpeechwritersAnders Thor - ...’But they will never forget how you made them feel’ – how to recognise and respect the main emotions in a crisisThe European Speechwriter Network had its 16th conference at King's College in Cambridge from 11 - 13 April 2018. The speakers included Jessica Cunniffe, Anders Thor, Kelly Agathos, Jan Walravens, Shais Taub, Mette Pedersen, Pacelle van Goethem, Professor Alan Finlayson, Jeremy Gardner and Stephen Krupin.
2018-04-1822 min
European SpeechwritersKelly Agathos – What speechwriters can learn from improvisational theatreThe European Speechwriter Network had its 16th conference at King's College in Cambridge from 11 - 13 April 2018. The speakers included Jessica Cunniffe, Anders Thor, Kelly Agathos, Jan Walravens, Shais Taub, Mette Pedersen, Pacelle van Goethem, Professor Alan Finlayson, Jeremy Gardner and Stephen Krupin.
2018-04-1824 min
European SpeechwritersJan Walravens – Confessions of a SpeechwriterThe European Speechwriter Network had its 16th conference at King's College in Cambridge from 11 - 13 April 2018. The speakers included Jessica Cunniffe, Anders Thor, Kelly Agathos, Jan Walravens, Shais Taub, Mette Pedersen, Pacelle van Goethem, Professor Alan Finlayson, Jeremy Gardner and Stephen Krupin.
2018-04-1822 min
European SpeechwritersRabbi Shais Taub - The Spiritual Art of SpeechwritingThe European Speechwriter Network had its 16th conference at King's College in Cambridge from 11 - 13 April 2018. The speakers included Jessica Cunniffe, Anders Thor, Kelly Agathos, Jan Walravens, Shais Taub, Mette Pedersen, Pacelle van Goethem, Professor Alan Finlayson, Jeremy Gardner and Stephen Krupin.
2018-04-1838 min
European SpeechwritersMette Pedersen – How to train your dragonThe European Speechwriter Network had its 16th conference at King's College in Cambridge from 11 - 13 April 2018. The speakers included Jessica Cunniffe, Anders Thor, Kelly Agathos, Jan Walravens, Shais Taub, Mette Pedersen, Pacelle van Goethem, Professor Alan Finlayson, Jeremy Gardner and Stephen Krupin.
2018-04-1811 min
European SpeechwritersPacelle van Goethem - The logic of charisma: Cracking the magical code, tactics of world leaders, Santa Claus and our childrenThe European Speechwriter Network had its 16th conference at King's College in Cambridge from 11 - 13 April 2018. The speakers included Jessica Cunniffe, Anders Thor, Kelly Agathos, Jan Walravens, Shais Taub, Mette Pedersen, Pacelle van Goethem, Professor Alan Finlayson, Jeremy Gardner and Stephen Krupin.
2018-04-1837 min
European SpeechwritersProfessor Alan Finlayson – Rhetoric and the politics of the futureThe European Speechwriter Network had its 16th conference at King's College in Cambridge from 11 - 13 April 2018. The speakers included Jessica Cunniffe, Anders Thor, Kelly Agathos, Jan Walravens, Shais Taub, Mette Pedersen, Pacelle van Goethem, Professor Alan Finlayson, Jeremy Gardner and Stephen Krupin.
2018-04-1722 min
European SpeechwritersJeremy Gardner - EU English, Lingua Franca or Double- DutchThe European Speechwriter Network had its 16th conference at King's College in Cambridge from 11 - 13 April 2018. The speakers included Jessica Cunniffe, Anders Thor, Kelly Agathos, Jan Walravens, Shais Taub, Mette Pedersen, Pacelle van Goethem, Professor Alan Finlayson, Jeremy Gardner and Stephen Krupin.
2018-04-1737 min
European SpeechwritersStephen Krupin - Closing KeynoteThe European Speechwriter Network had its 16th conference at King's College in Cambridge from 11 - 13 April 2018. The speakers included Jessica Cunniffe, Anders Thor, Kelly Agathos, Jan Walravens, Shais Taub, Mette Pedersen, Pacelle van Goethem, Professor Alan Finlayson, Jeremy Gardner and Stephen Krupin.
2018-04-1733 min
European SpeechwritersLindsay Hayes - A Speech about Writing to WritersThe European Speechwriter Network had its 15th conference at Leuven Institute for Ireland in Europe from 25 - 26 October 2017. The speakers included Nathalie Milio, Lech Mintowt-Czyz, Drs Lodewijk van Wedel de Joode, Patrick Stephenson, Brian Murphy, Hélène Faure and Lindsay Hayes.
2017-11-0944 min
European SpeechwritersHélène Faure - Speechwriting & ScreenwritingThe European Speechwriter Network had its 15th conference at Leuven Institute for Ireland in Europe from 25 - 26 October 2017. The speakers included Nathalie Milio, Lech Mintowt-Czyz, Drs Lodewijk van Wedel de Joode, Patrick Stephenson, Brian Murphy, Hélène Faure and Lindsay Hayes.
2017-11-0918 min
European SpeechwritersDr Brian Murphy - The day I walked George Bush's dogThe European Speechwriter Network had its 15th conference at Leuven Institute for Ireland in Europe from 25 - 26 October 2017. The speakers included Nathalie Milio, Lech Mintowt-Czyz, Drs Lodewijk van Wedel de Joode, Patrick Stephenson, Brian Murphy, Hélène Faure and Lindsay Hayes.
2017-11-0926 min
European SpeechwritersPatrick Stephenson - Alliance on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown: NATO, Ukraine, and the Failure to CommunicateThe European Speechwriter Network had its 15th conference at Leuven Institute for Ireland in Europe from 25 - 26 October 2017. The speakers included Nathalie Milio, Lech Mintowt-Czyz, Drs Lodewijk van Wedel de Joode, Patrick Stephenson, Brian Murphy, Hélène Faure and Lindsay Hayes.
2017-11-0920 min
European SpeechwritersDrs Lodewijk van Wedel de Joode - Failing to prepare is preparing to fail: speeches after a terrorist attackThe European Speechwriter Network had its 15th conference at Leuven Institute for Ireland in Europe from 25 - 26 October 2017. The speakers included Nathalie Milio, Lech Mintowt-Czyz, Drs Lodewijk van Wedel de Joode, Patrick Stephenson, Brian Murphy, Hélène Faure and Lindsay Hayes.
2017-11-0922 min
European SpeechwritersLech Mintowt-Czyz - What the British tabloid press can teach the European speechwriterThe European Speechwriter Network had its 15th conference at Leuven Institute for Ireland in Europe from 25 - 26 October 2017. The speakers included Nathalie Milio, Lech Mintowt-Czyz, Drs Lodewijk van Wedel de Joode, Patrick Stephenson, Brian Murphy, Hélène Faure and Lindsay Hayes.
2017-11-0923 min
European SpeechwritersNathalie Milio - From well-hidden odd man out to would-be daredevil: meet the Belgian speechwriter!The European Speechwriter Network had its 15th conference at Leuven Institute for Ireland in Europe from 25 - 26 October 2017. The speakers included Nathalie Milio, Lech Mintowt-Czyz, Drs Lodewijk van Wedel de Joode, Patrick Stephenson, Brian Murphy, Hélène Faure and Lindsay Hayes.
2017-11-0919 min
European SpeechwritersMike Long - It's Not as Bad as You Think: The Lighter Side of American Rhetoric 2017The European Speechwriter Network had its 14th conference at Magdalen College, Oxford from 29 - 31 March 2017. The speakers included David Vigar, Sarah O'Reilly, Geoffrey Mamdani, Jörg Hackeschmidt, Michel Reinders, Mari K. Niemi, Alexander Drechsel, Dr Geoffrey Stevenson and Mike Long.
2017-04-2543 min
European SpeechwritersDr Geoffrey Stevenson - The Embodied WordThe European Speechwriter Network had its 14th conference at Magdalen College, Oxford from 29 - 31 March 2017. The speakers included David Vigar, Sarah O'Reilly, Geoffrey Mamdani, Jörg Hackeschmidt, Michel Reinders, Mari K. Niemi, Alexander Drechsel, Dr Geoffrey Stevenson and Mike Long.
2017-04-2526 min
European SpeechwritersAlexander Drechsel - How interpreters can help you get your message across language barriersThe European Speechwriter Network had its 14th conference at Magdalen College, Oxford from 29 - 31 March 2017. The speakers included David Vigar, Sarah O'Reilly, Geoffrey Mamdani, Jörg Hackeschmidt, Michel Reinders, Mari K. Niemi, Alexander Drechsel, Dr Geoffrey Stevenson and Mike Long.
2017-04-2532 min
European SpeechwritersMari K. Niemi - How populism speaks to us - and why it worksThe European Speechwriter Network had its 14th conference at Magdalen College, Oxford from 29 - 31 March 2017. The speakers included David Vigar, Sarah O'Reilly, Geoffrey Mamdani, Jörg Hackeschmidt, Michel Reinders, Mari K. Niemi, Alexander Drechsel, Dr Geoffrey Stevenson and Mike Long.
2017-04-2540 min
European SpeechwritersMichel Reinders - A man of letters in a world of numbersThe European Speechwriter Network had its 14th conference at Magdalen College, Oxford from 29 - 31 March 2017. The speakers included David Vigar, Sarah O'Reilly, Geoffrey Mamdani, Jörg Hackeschmidt, Michel Reinders, Mari K. Niemi, Alexander Drechsel, Dr Geoffrey Stevenson and Mike Long.
2017-04-2523 min
European SpeechwritersJörg Hackeschmidt - Four German SpeechesThe European Speechwriter Network had its 14th conference at Magdalen College, Oxford from 29 - 31 March 2017. The speakers included David Vigar, Sarah O'Reilly, Geoffrey Mamdani, Jörg Hackeschmidt, Michel Reinders, Mari K. Niemi, Alexander Drechsel, Dr Geoffrey Stevenson and Mike Long.
2017-04-2528 min
European SpeechwritersGeoffrey Mamdani - Good writing is good thinkingThe European Speechwriter Network had its 14th conference at Magdalen College, Oxford from 29 - 31 March 2017. The speakers included David Vigar, Sarah O'Reilly, Geoffrey Mamdani, Jörg Hackeschmidt, Michel Reinders, Mari K. Niemi, Alexander Drechsel, Dr Geoffrey Stevenson and Mike Long.
2017-04-2523 min
European SpeechwritersSarah O'Reilly - How can speechwriters help experts make themselves heard?The European Speechwriter Network had its 14th conference at Magdalen College, Oxford from 29 - 31 March 2017. The speakers included David Vigar, Sarah O'Reilly, Geoffrey Mamdani, Jörg Hackeschmidt, Michel Reinders, Mari K. Niemi, Alexander Drechsel, Dr Geoffrey Stevenson and Mike Long.
2017-04-2531 min
European SpeechwritersDavid Vigar - Baseball and SpeechwritingThe European Speechwriter Network had its 14th conference at Magdalen College, Oxford from 29 - 31 March 2017. The speakers included David Vigar, Sarah O'Reilly, Geoffrey Mamdani, Jörg Hackeschmidt, Michel Reinders, Mari K. Niemi, Alexander Drechsel, Dr Geoffrey Stevenson and Mike Long.
2017-04-2525 min
European SpeechwritersLeonoor Russell - Chair's IntroductionThe European Speechwriter Network had its 14th conference at Magdalen College, Oxford from 29 - 31 March 2017. The speakers included David Vigar, Sarah O'Reilly, Geoffrey Mamdani, Jörg Hackeschmidt, Michel Reinders, Mari K. Niemi, Alexander Drechsel, Dr Geoffrey Stevenson and Mike Long.
2017-04-2505 min
European SpeechwritersClosing Keynote - Barton Swaim - How to Avoid Becoming a Former SpeechwriterThe European Speechwriter Network had its 13th conference at The Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh from 20 - 21 October 2016. The speakers included Alex Marklew, Leonoor Russell, Blair McDougall, Vincent Stuer, Charles Ward, Mariusz Zagórski, Peter Scally, Patricia Lane and Barton Swaim.
2016-10-3132 min
European SpeechwritersPeter Scally - Did not our hearts burn within us?The European Speechwriter Network had its 13th conference at The Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh from 20 - 21 October 2016. The speakers included Alex Marklew, Leonoor Russell, Blair McDougall, Vincent Stuer, Charles Ward, Mariusz Zagórski, Peter Scally, Patricia Lane and Barton Swaim.
2016-10-3154 min
European SpeechwritersMariusz Zagórski - The Polish Speechwriting CultureThe European Speechwriter Network had its 13th conference at The Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh from 20 - 21 October 2016. The speakers included Alex Marklew, Leonoor Russell, Blair McDougall, Vincent Stuer, Charles Ward, Mariusz Zagórski, Peter Scally, Patricia Lane and Barton Swaim.
2016-10-3113 min
European SpeechwritersCharles Ward - How to Reverse a Horse: the Pleasures and Perils of Social SpeechwritingThe European Speechwriter Network had its 13th conference at The Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh from 20 - 21 October 2016. The speakers included Alex Marklew, Leonoor Russell, Blair McDougall, Vincent Stuer, Charles Ward, Mariusz Zagórski, Peter Scally, Patricia Lane and Barton Swaim.
2016-10-3112 min
European SpeechwritersVincent Stuer - No guts, no glory: trying to sell the EU storyThe European Speechwriter Network had its 13th conference at The Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh from 20 - 21 October 2016. The speakers included Alex Marklew, Leonoor Russell, Blair McDougall, Vincent Stuer, Charles Ward, Mariusz Zagórski, Peter Scally, Patricia Lane and Barton Swaim.
2016-10-3119 min
European SpeechwritersBlair McDougall - Lessons from the Scottish ReferendumThe European Speechwriter Network had its 13th conference at The Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh from 20 - 21 October 2016. The speakers included Alex Marklew, Leonoor Russell, Blair McDougall, Vincent Stuer, Charles Ward, Mariusz Zagórski, Peter Scally, Patricia Lane and Barton Swaim.
2016-10-3120 min
European SpeechwritersLeonoor Russell - The Anti-Storytelling Story: How not to write a political speechThe European Speechwriter Network had its 13th conference at The Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh from 20 - 21 October 2016. The speakers included Alex Marklew, Leonoor Russell, Blair McDougall, Vincent Stuer, Charles Ward, Mariusz Zagórski, Peter Scally, Patricia Lane and Barton Swaim.
2016-10-3115 min
European SpeechwritersAlex Marklew - Saving Bambi: 10 tips for getting your speech cleared, as used in Britain's biggest bureaucracyThe European Speechwriter Network had its 13th conference at The Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh from 20 - 21 October 2016. The speakers included Alex Marklew, Leonoor Russell, Blair McDougall, Vincent Stuer, Charles Ward, Mariusz Zagórski, Peter Scally, Patricia Lane and Barton Swaim.
2016-10-3122 min
European SpeechwritersChair's Introduction - Richard WilkinsThe European Speechwriter Network had its 13th conference at The Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh from 20 - 21 October 2016. The speakers included Alex Marklew, Leonoor Russell, Blair McDougall, Vincent Stuer, Charles Ward, Mariusz Zagórski, Peter Scally, Patricia Lane and Barton Swaim.
2016-10-3103 min
European SpeechwritersPhil Collins - How to make the case for the European UnionThe European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
2016-05-0535 min
European SpeechwritersFrank van Hoorn - The value of self-effacement in an era of self-promotionThe European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
2016-05-0514 min
European SpeechwritersMette Højen - Speechwriters can command audiences like orchestra conductorsThe European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
2016-05-0519 min
European SpeechwritersJohn Yorke - Ronald Reagan, Jaws and the cycle of griefThe European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
2016-05-0525 min
European SpeechwritersSarah Lynch - My life navigating the multilingual corridors of the European Tower of BabelThe European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
2016-05-0523 min
European SpeechwritersAntti Mustakallio - What can we learn from the Finnish speechwriting culture?The European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
2016-05-0511 min
European SpeechwritersAndrew Crofts - Confessions of a GhostwriterThe European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
2016-05-0522 min
European SpeechwritersLee Jackson - PowerPoint SurgeryThe European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
2016-05-0521 min
European SpeechwritersNeringa Vaisbrodé - Reclaiming territories. Are good tools for bad guys only?The European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
2016-05-0317 min
European SpeechwritersChair's Introduction - Renée BroekmeulenThe European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
2016-05-0304 min
European SpeechwritersRodger Evans - What speechwriters can learn from their disappointmentsThe European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
2016-05-0322 min
European SpeechwritersAndreas Kluth - Should you hate Angela Merkel's speechwriter?9th Speechwriters & Business Communicators Conference - 23 & 24 October, De Burcht, Amsterdam.
2014-11-0528 min
European SpeechwritersProfessor Robert Lehrman - What limits Presidential speechwriters?Speechwriters & Business Communicators Conference 2014, Thursday, 3 April 2014, Oxford.
Bob Lehrman is a novelist, teacher, and speechwriter for dozens of Democratic political figures including Vice President Al Gore. He’s author of The Political Speechwriter’s Companion (CQPress 2009).
2014-10-2126 min
European SpeechwritersWilli Vogler - The German Speechwriting CultureSpeechwriters & Business Communicators Conference 2014, Thursday, 3 April 2014, Oxford.
Willi is a founder member of the German speechwriters association, Verband der Redenschreiber deutscher Sprache, launched in 1998 by the former speechwriter to Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, Thilo von Trotha.
A trained journalist, he changed to public relations in 1968, working in managerial positions at British Airways, Lufthansa and EADS in Germany. In 1990 he became speechwriter to the newly elected Lufthansa CEO, assisting him to implement the airline’s major transformation and privatization process in the nineties. Speeches for executives of a variety of industries such as furniture, pharmaceutical, logistics, airports and a business development authority ha...
2014-10-2122 min
European SpeechwritersCaroline Johns - Tales from a speechwriter’s life in The CitySpeechwriters & Business Communicators Conference 2014, Thursday, 3 April 2014, Oxford.
Caroline’s role as Chief of Staff to Deloitte’s global Chairman, Steve Almond, involves preparing speeches, presentations and detailed research briefings on a wide variety of subjects encompassing sport to economics to world politics, and just about everything in between.
Prior to taking on this role, Caroline was Chief of Staff and speechwriter to Deloitte’s former CEO and global Chairman, John Connolly. She also writes speeches & articles for Deloitte’s current CEO, David Sproul. Caroline has lectured on several prestigious degree courses, including City University’s BA Journalism, and has an MA in US S...
2014-10-2119 min
European SpeechwritersDr Max Atkinson - On Death by PowerpointFormer speechwriter for Lord Ashdown and author of the definitive work on preparing speeches, Lend Me Your Ears, Max Atkinson pioneered academic research into effective political speechwriting. He was formerly a Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford and has held visiting professorships at the Henley Management College and other universities in Europe and the USA. He has estimated that poor PowerPoint presentations cost the UK £7.8 billion a year.
2014-09-0830 min
European SpeechwritersHitler: Pure Evil or Cunning Craftsmanship?A controversial talk by Christian Nicholas Eversbusch
Christian holds a MA in Rhetoric and German from The University of Copenhagen and works as a speechwriter at Rhetor, Copenhagen, DK, where he also teaches speechwriting to public servants, government officials and many others. His presentation is titled: Hitler's Rhetoric - pure evil or cunning craftsmanship?
2014-09-0839 min
European SpeechwritersDenise Graveline, The Eloquent Woman: International Speechwriting Conference 2013International Speechwriting - A conference organised by the UK Speechwriters' Guild in conjunction with the European Speechwriter Network, Thursday 16 May 2013, Institute for Government, London.
2013-05-3043 min
European SpeechwritersEdmée Tuyl, Dancing on Words - A show and tell on moving, (e)motions and motives: International Speechwriting Conference 2013International Speechwriting - A conference organised by the UK Speechwriters' Guild in conjunction with the European Speechwriter Network, Thursday 16 May 2013, Institute for Government, London.
2013-05-3032 min
European SpeechwritersDr Max Atkinson, What's the difference between a speech and a press release?: International Speechwriting Conference 2013International Speechwriting - A conference organised by the UK Speechwriters' Guild in conjunction with the European Speechwriter Network, Thursday 16 May 2013, Institute for Government, London.
2013-05-3026 min
European SpeechwritersJosé Iturri, Lost in Translation: International Speechwriting Conference 2013International Speechwriting - A conference organised by the UK Speechwriters' Guild in conjunction with the European Speechwriter Network, Thursday 16 May 2013, Institute for Government, London.
2013-05-3029 min
European SpeechwritersProfessor Tim Bale, David Cameron's Party Conference Speeches: International Speechwriting Conference 2013International Speechwriting - A conference organised by the UK Speechwriters' Guild in conjunction with the European Speechwriter Network, Thursday 16 May 2013, Institute for Government, London.
2013-05-3033 min
European SpeechwritersRory Sutherland: International Speechwriting Conference 2013International Speechwriting - A conference organised by the UK Speechwriters' Guild in conjunction with the European Speechwriter Network, Thursday 16 May 2013, Institute for Government, London.
2013-05-3019 min
European SpeechwritersAnnelies Breedveld-Smit, The Mundane Life of a Speechwriter: International Speechwriting Conference 2013International Speechwriting - A conference organised by the UK Speechwriters' Guild in conjunction with the European Speechwriter Network, Thursday 16 May 2013, Institute for Government, London.
2013-05-3029 min
European SpeechwritersPhil Collins, Chairman's Introduction: International Speechwriting Conference 2013International Speechwriting - A conference organised by the UK Speechwriters' Guild in conjunction with the European Speechwriter Network, Thursday 16 May 2013, Institute for Government, London.
2013-05-3008 min