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Richard Syrett's Strange Planet1167 Inside the Reagan White House: A Speechwriter’s Secrets on the 1981 Assassination Attempt1167 Inside the Reagan White House: A Speechwriter’s Secrets on the 1981 Assassination AttemptOn March 30, 1981, just weeks into his presidency, Ronald Reagan was nearly assassinated outside the Washington Hilton. The official narrative? A deranged loner obsessed with Jodie Foster. But is that the full story?In this gripping episode, Richard Syrett is joined by Ken Khachigian, Reagan’s longtime speechwriter, strategist, and confidant. With a front-row seat to history, Khachigian sheds light on what really happened behind closed doors in the Reagan White House following the assassination attempt. Were there hidden forces at p...2025-02-211h 05
No More Bad EventsGetting to Exceptional. (ft. Gary Forman. | Freelance Creative Director and Speechwriter)TITLE:Getting to Exceptional. (ft. Gary Forman. | Freelance Creative Director and Speechwriter)OPENING QUOTE:“I have to say because it’s one of the more interesting things I found in this work. I’ve seen a direct correlation between how vulnerable people are willing to make themselves and how successful they are. The people who are closed and live in fear, I don’t do as well with them, and they don’t do as well. Those folks that come with an open mind, and it’s like let it hang out. Those are the folk...2023-05-1034 min
The Round Table: A YVote PodcastThe Making of a Great Speech—and a Great SpeechwriterAt this week’s Round Table, Inica, graduating podcaster Julianna, incoming podcaster Madeline, and Olivia spoke with Sarah Hurwitz, author of “Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life — In Judaism (After Finally Choosing to Look There)” Sarah Hurwitz was a White House speechwriter from 2009 to 2017, starting out as a senior speechwriter for President Barack Obama and then serving as head speechwriter for First Lady Michelle Obama. No, she didn’t write the iconic “when they go low, we go high” line but she did write a lot of other great ones! She provided us with incredible insights about how she became...2020-08-2035 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
The Vibe of the TribeEpisode 92: President Obama’s Former Speechwriter on Judaism, Faith and COVID-19If modern Judaism had an opening for a speechwriter, The Vibe of the Tribe would enthusiastically recommend Sarah Hurwitz.
A senior speechwriter for President Barack Obama and head speechwriter for First Lady Michelle Obama, her recently published book, “Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life – in Judaism (After Finally Choosing to Look There),” is arguably the best work on Judaism in recent memory.
In 300 highly engaging pages, Hurwitz gives us a thorough look at Jewish tradition, prayer, ritual and even notions of the Divine, all while revealing what reconnecting with Judaism has meant to her.
In our...2020-03-2048 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
Empire Club of CanadaSarada Peri, Former Senior Speechwriter for President Barack Obama| January 28, 2019The Empire Club of Canada Presents:
Sarada Peri, Former Senior Speechwriter for President Barack Obama In Conversation With Political Strategist Don Guy On The Changing Nature of Political Communications
Sarada Peri is a speechwriter and communications strategist who has helped top leaders and thinkers – from Fortune 50 CEOs to the President of the United States – inspire and persuade audiences.
She 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, where she worked with corporate, political and non...2019-01-2854 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
10 American Presidents PodcastEP: 18 – Sarada Peri – Speechwriter for President Obama and the naturalization ceremony speech.Sarada Peri is a speechwriter and communications strategist. She was Special Assistant to the President and Senior Speechwriter for President Barack Obama. Prior to joining […]
The post EP: 18 – Sarada Peri – Speechwriter for President Obama and the naturalization ceremony speech. appeared first on 10 American Presidents Podcast.2018-06-0700 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
Day in the LifeJacob Breach | Speechwriter for the Dept of Defense Jacob and I first met in college during our Purdue days and it’s been fascinating to see him grow in a career he’s so passionate about. When I first started making a list of potential people to interview, Jacob was at the top of my list since his career as a Speechwriter for the Department of Defense is vastly different than mine (or anyone else I know!). It’s a super fascinating conversation and I’m excited for you to tune in! In today’s episode, you'll find out: How Jake got i...2017-10-311h 06
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 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 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
Professionally SpeakingMeeting Report: The wit and wisdom of speechwriter Hal GordonOn Thursday September 17, 2015 the Silicon Valley Speechwriters welcomed Hal Gordon as our guest on a conference call.
Hal was a speechwriter for the Reagan White House and later wrote for Gen. Colin Powell. Since 2005, Hal has provided executive speech writing for top executives of Shell Oil, Royal Dutch Shell, CenterPoint Energy, GE Aero Energy, UPS, Sim-Tex LP, cPanel and the Greater Houston Partnership. He's also lectured on speechwriting for NASA, Texas A&M University, the National Association of Government Communicators, more than half a dozen national speechwriter conferences and the U.K. Speechwriter's Guild.
Hal was a speechwriter in the...2015-09-2100 min
Kickass NewsA Governor, a Speechwriter & the Scandal That Became a Trainwreck w/ guest Barton SwaimIn the summer of 2009, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford was a darling of the Tea Party and a leading contender for the GOP nomination in 2012 until it all came crashing down in a bizarre sex scandal and an even more bizarre attempt at "damage control." His speechwriter Barton Swaim had a front row seat for the fiasco and he writes about it in his new book THE SPEECHWRITER: A BRIEF POLITICAL EDUCATION.
He'll discuss the scandal as a case study in how NOT to do damage control. He'll also talk about the former Governor's legendary cheapness, his obsession w...2015-08-1841 min
Kickass NewsA Governor, a Speechwriter & the Scandal That Became a Trainwreck w/ guest Barton SwaimIn the summer of 2009, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford was a darling of the Tea Party and a leading contender for the GOP nomination in 2012 until it all came crashing down in a bizarre sex scandal and an even more bizarre attempt at "damage control." His speechwriter Barton Swaim had a front row seat for the fiasco and he writes about it in his new book THE SPEECHWRITER: A BRIEF POLITICAL EDUCATION.
He'll discuss the scandal as a case study in how NOT to do damage control. He'll also talk about the former Governor's legendary cheapness, his obsession w...2015-08-1842 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
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An avid high school debater and enthusiastic student body president, Craig Smith seemed destined for a life in public service from an early age. As a sought-after speechwriter, Smith had a front-row seat at some of the most important events of the twentieth century, meeting with Robert K...2014-06-096h 50
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 minProfessionally SpeakingThe Medieval SpeechwriterThink for a moment of corporate America in terms of Medieval England.
This is of course quite ridiculous. We've come a such a long way since the 14th Century. Back in the Dark Ages literacy was at all-time low. A minority of the population held a passport and had traveled overseas. The rabble was distracted by jousting, feasting and Mystery Plays. And the King gave speeches no-one listened to.
I can't possibly imagine what this era of history has in common with our own.
But what if? What if we did imagine?
What roles would we all play? What do...2008-11-1700 min