Vital Speeches

Must be able to "quickly produce clean, creative and targeted copy."

Patrick Geoghegan studies 18 century oratory at Trinity College.

What's that you say, Peter Robinson?

Unveiled and discussed at the CEO Communication Summit, the "CEO Communications Audit" reveals real communication confusion.

Why do you think former speechwriters—not press secretaries, not communication directors—write such credible commentary?

Staff writer will help communicate "the Google voice in many forms."

Book Review: Historian David McCullough's new collection of speeches offers lessons for historians—and for speechwriters.

In a word, no.

"This is an opportunity not for me but for our country," says new White House speechwriter David Sorensen.

New Jersey real estate firm needs someone to handle executive memos, speeches, talking points.

Do you actually think those people out there expect you to tell them something they don't already know? (They don't.)

What kinds of speeches get jaded professional speechwriters out of their seats? Speeches that don’t sound as if they were written by jaded speechwriters.

Departing director Crystal Garrick is hiring her replacement—and seeking freelance work.

On the clichés, Pollyanna-isms, platitudes, bromides, and cotton-headed nonsense masquerading as insight in the idea-starved, creativity-deprived world of graduation talks.

"Who knows? Maybe this completely different direct deal-based style of doing things can make a positive difference in this divided, failing Middle East region."

After years of frustration—possibly, an explanation.

Lane made seven figures for helping Welch "talk G.E. into becoming the world's greatest company."

Organizations seek speechwriters in the Czech Republic, Australia and Pennsylvania.

A speechwriter's-eye review of "Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign."

A happy speechwriter praises his boss.

Speaker defends speaking fees because they "support an industry that helps many of us keeps roofs over our kid’s heads."

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce's formula: Play it cool, and press charges.

Study finds that 23% of employees don't know the chief executive's name, and 32% would struggle to pick him or her out of a lineup.

Australian speechwriter Michael Gurr died. His speechwriting colleague remembered him, with a poem.