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The permanence of being memorable

My writer father has been dead almost 10 years. But his words live in on my head, in my writing—and now in my daughter.

David Murray

Editor, Vital Speeches of the Day
May 16, 2018
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The United States Will Withdraw from the Iran Nuclear Deal

"The fact is, this was a horrible, one-sided deal that should have never, ever been made."

Donald Trump

President, United States of America
May 9, 2018
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The confessional corner office

The latest fad among executives is "oversharing," according to an article in the WSJ. The article is bunk, and so is the notion.

David Murray

Editor, Vital Speeches of the Day
May 9, 2018
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Now on sale: "RFK: His Words for Our Times"

A thoughtful collection of speeches that sets the context for each.

Professional Speechwriters Association

May 4, 2018
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Three speechwriting situations

Speechwriters needed in D.C., Crystal City, Texas and Atlanta.

David Murray

Editor, Vital Speeches of the Day
May 3, 2018
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A New Breed of Multilateralism

"A strong multilateralism … requires more than ever the United States’ involvement, as your role was decisive for creating and safeguarding today’s free world. The United States invented this multilateralism."

Emmanuel Macron

President, France
May 2, 2018
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Ghosts: A Thing of the Past?

Is confessing to having a collaborator the new authorial authenticity? Anecdotal evidence suggests that publishers are starting to think so.

David Murray

Editor, Vital Speeches of the Day
May 1, 2018
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Mark Twain's Patent Adjustable Speech

A canned speech that can be made to suit any occasion simply by changing a few words.

Hal Gordon

Former speechwriter at Reagan White House and for Gen. Colin Powell
Apr 26, 2018
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A surrogate eulogist

Longtime George H.W. Bush speechwriter Mary Kate Cary served as an unofficial but credible eulogist in the days after Barbara Bush's passing.

David Murray

Editor, Vital Speeches of the Day
Apr 25, 2018
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The Sum of All Fears

A tech entrepreneur-turned-politician delivered his announcement speech. He bombed. For 85 minutes. What can be learned?

David Murray

Editor, Vital Speeches of the Day
Apr 25, 2018
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Our First and Most Important Teacher

"She was our teacher and role model on how to live a life with purpose and meaning."

Jeb Bush

Former Governor, Florida
Apr 24, 2018
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Have you ever heard of the "Rivers of Blood" speech?

Given 50 years ago today, the notorious speech was rebroadcast this week, by the BBC—controversially.

David Murray

Editor, Vital Speeches of the Day
Apr 20, 2018
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One last change ...

Speechwriters hate speakers who fiddle with the speech until the last minute. Know who they hate worse? Speakers who don't.

David Murray

Editor, Vital Speeches of the Day
Apr 18, 2018
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Speechwriters needed in Chicago

McDonald's, and an Illinois political candidate both need scribes.

Professional Speechwriters Association

Apr 18, 2018
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Who My Mother Really Was

“I Am the Product of the Masses of My Country and the Product of My Enemy”

Zenani Mandela-Dlamini

Diplomat, South Africa
Apr 17, 2018
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What Are They Putting in Speeches These Days?

"Riveting"? "Raw"? "Powerful and personal"? The winners of the 2018 Cicero Speechwriting Awards aren't your grandfather's speeches.

Professional Speechwriters Association

Apr 17, 2018
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Speaking of privacy ...

Ex-Facebook speechwriter publishes an account of a meeting she had with Mark Zuckerberg seven years ago. That's just not done.

David Murray

Editor, Vital Speeches of the Day
Apr 12, 2018
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Pepsi, Third Way seek speechwriters ...

... and a college application consultant thinks speechwriters can help high school seniors with their college essays.

Professional Speechwriters Association

Apr 12, 2018
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A speech is a "tone poem"

A Poet Laureate and two White House speechwriters talk about the connection between speechwriting and poetry.

David Murray

Editor, Vital Speeches of the Day
Apr 11, 2018
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On Russia: For Too Long Some Nations Have Looked the Other Way

"Russia brazenly and implausibly denies its actions. And we have failed to impose sufficient costs."

H.R. McMaster

United States Security Advisor
Apr 11, 2018
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LPL Financial seeks exec comms pro

Contribute speeches, message points, thought leadership.

Professional Speechwriters Association

Apr 4, 2018
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An effort to understand

The night Martin Luther King was assassinated, Robert Kennedy gave a speech that went down in history. In a search for a more complete truth, let's bring it back up.

Robert F. Kennedy

Senator, New York
Apr 3, 2018
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What's so special about the PSA World Conference?

He had the gall to ask for "some perspectives"—on the conference I founded! I offered mine ...

David Murray

Editor, Vital Speeches of the Day
Apr 3, 2018
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Rhetorical Recap: At the March for Our Lives Rally, What Was Said and What Was Not

"We await the voice of someone who can address not just the fallen and the traumatized but the ready and the responsible."

Michael Cornfield

Associate Professor of Political Management, George Washington University
Mar 26, 2018