AROUND THE WORLD IN RHETORIC

Feb 10, 2025
Leadership Communication Confidential
Sincerely seeking true experiences from professional speechwriters and other exec comms folks contending with fallout from the Trump administration.
EVENTS
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Exec Comms Support for the Neurodivergent Leader
FEB 27 -
Leadership Communication Academy
MAR 11-12 -
Leadership Communication Days 2025
APR 3-4 -
Executive Presence for Corp Comms Pros
APR 22-25 -
Professional Development Academy
ON DEMAND
Jan 16, 2025
The Purpose of the Inaugural Ritual
The inaugural address is an "antidote to the dangers of amnesia," says the author of The First Inauguration.
Dec 17, 2024
To Write a Speech, Write a Phrase
Rather than worrying about delivering a perfect talk, I concentrate on delivering a perfect phrase or sentence. A few well-delivered words can make a whole speech work.
Nov 18, 2024
A Book 800 Years in the Making
Review of: How to Write a Parliamentary Speech: A Practical Guide for Politicians and Speechwriters by Paul Richards (Biteback Publishing, 2024, 288 pages)
Oct 29, 2024
Literally Indefensible
Jeff Bezos' defense of The Washington Post's non-endorsement doesn't conceal but actually reveals the decision's disingenuousness.
VITAL SPEECHES OF RECENT WEEKS
In your case, your weapons are your performances. In your case, your weapons are your records. In your case, your weapons are the emotions of sport.
"Listen: If Harriet Tubman ran to freedom, you can run to your destiny! Martin Luther King didn't march for you to get a degree and chill! ... Black folks didn't pick cotton so you could look cute in a black robe!"
Many of us have been saying for a long time that the world has been trying to transition in fog, without a compass, on a road to nowhere. Consumers increasingly agree, as transition realities bite.
"What draws you to your favorite song, your favorite book? It's what makes you feel. The seriousness of it. The intensity of it."
"We don’t anoint kings in this country. We have elections. And Donald Trump, of all people, should know we don’t rig elections."
"It has never been more important for the public and private sector to create new connective tissue, because none of these challenges respects borders, they each require collaboration."
If Israel wants its Arab neighbors to make the tough decisions necessary to help ensure its lasting security, Israeli leaders will have to make hard decisions themselves.
"In unity and solidarity, we will walk the new path that the UAE Consensus has set for the world. … And together, we will secure the future of this beautiful planet for the many generations to come."
"I hope I’ve convinced you that polarization poses a risk. I hope I've convinced you that it deserves our attention. I hope I've also made the case that the solution can be bottom up."
"You can vigorously oppose Israel's response following the attack on their people, but still be vigorously opposed to terrorism, Hamas, anti-Semitism, and hate in all of its forms."