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The mild-mannered founder of the UK Speechwriters Guild was inspired by "Hamilton" to write a rap promoting his own business.
David Murray
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Free Speech and the Necessity of Discomfort
"A newspaper ... isn't supposed to be a form of mental comfort food."
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The Wonderful Company, Facebook and the Edison Electric Institute are looking for speechwriters.
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We Call B.S.
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Emma Gonzalez
Student, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
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Speeches are appropriate for a smaller number of purposes. But for those purposes, speeches are essential.
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A veteran speechwriter wants to know if her colleagues are thinking about shaping their speaker's legacies. Are you?
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A personal tribute to Denise Graveline
She was the real Eloquent Woman
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Denise Graveline: Outspoken Champion of Well Spoken Women
"The Eloquent Woman" is silent now, but the rhetoric community will benefit from her good work for many years to come.
Dana Rubin
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In Many Women's Speeches, One
Before her death last week, Denise Graveline compiled a staggering index of 275 "Famous Speeches" by women.
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Ghostwriter for ire
He launched a ghostwriting service that promises to spin a full-length book from "a few recorded telephone interviews." We call bullshit.
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Vigilance and Resolve Will Be Our Lodestar
"The United States of America will soon unveil the toughest and most aggressive round of economic sanctions on North Korea ever."
Mike Pence
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An analysis of the SOTU, and the Democratic response.
Michael Cornfield
Associate Professor of Political Management, George Washington University
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American Nurses Association seeks an executive communications manager
To handle speeches, talking points and PowerPoint presentations for various ANA leaders.
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The rhetorical and the real
In the SOTU, presidents can paint in broad strokes. In state of the village speeches, mayors must acknowledge reality.
David Murray
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Remember What You Have Witnessed These Past Seven Days
"This is what it looks like when someone chooses to put their selfish desires above the safety and love for those around them."
Rachael Denhollander
Director of Marketing & Recruitment, Oak Brook College of Law
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He Is the Most Interesting Speechwriter in the World
He lives in New Zealand. He lists his occupation as "Speech Writer. Heavy Diesel Equipment Operator."
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New York City Council seeks speechwriter
"Prepare speeches, testimony and long form remarks to highlight and promote City Council priorities and initiatives."
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In the Story of the Jews, We've Always Seen the Story of America
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Mike Pence
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Why do speakers avoid their speechwriters? Because they associate you with teachers who made them say things they didn't believe.
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Executive expletives in earnings calls have more than doubled since 2011, despite a bull market.
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The Truth, and Its Relationship to Democracy
"It is a testament to the condition of our democracy that our own president uses words infamously spoken by Josef Stalin to describe his enemies."
Jeff Flake
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Two seek speechwriters
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We Are Bigger Than This
"It can be hard to find our way in a time when there’s so much shouting, when nasty, shallow tweets take the place of honest debate."
Ralph Northam
Governor, Virginia
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