Vital Speeches

A former President George H.W. Bush speechwriter Mary Kate Cary recalls trying and failing to get the boss to tell war stories for a Pearl Harbor speech.

At the state funeral of President George H.W. Bush, a senator, a statesman, a biographer, a pastor and a son remember a loving man, lovingly.

Tulane University, National Association of Realtors, Google, Apple and ICF are all hiring exec comms types.

A speaker needs an independent speechwriter, and TED Conferences is looking for an editorial manager.

New PSA study asks speechwriters what they want out of their jobs. It's simple, supervisors: They want to help.

In the civilian world, by the time you get a speechwriting job, you usually have experience in lower-stakes communication roles. In the military, they just throw you in.

Pro needs to develop speeches as well as content for corporate news vehicles.

Anytime we see someone silently mouthing the words of a speech on a plane, head in the clouds and heart in the game, we should cheer.

Website spits out words that came into currency in a given year; helpful for commemorative speeches.

App has been a lifesaver for one speechwriter—maybe you, too.

Members of the silent profession spoke for themselves at the 2018 World Conference of the Professional Speechwriters Association.

New York governor, National Association of Manufacturers, Duke Energy, Credit Union National and Oceana all hiring scribes.

Turn your FOMO into professional mojo, by registering for the PSA World Conference Webcast or World Conference Replay.

University of Wisconsin's School of Education, and NYC Comptroller's Office are hiring.

Sharpen your axe.

Organically connecting messages with the person delivering them—that's your meat!

Speechwriter to handle a variety of duties out of the firm's D.C. office.

The global association president read lines from a previous speech by a national association president. Who's to blame? Who ISN'T?

Help wanted, by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.

The writer James McClear has collected a couple dozen obscure speeches, and he's looking for more.

Big job is based in NYC.

The PSA's legendary meetings are off the record, because participants tell sensitive truths. But here's a wee peek.

Scribe can be "junior or senior level."