Tips for Speechwriters (and Other Communications Professionals): Getting Your...
A few weeks ago, I posted the first in a series of five tips I’m offering to help speechwriters build stronger relationships with their speakers in order to help their speakers become more effective at...
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Here’s tip three in my series of five to help speechwriters frustrated by speakers who abandon the approved script in favor of extemporaneous remarks that, more often than not, seem to miss the mark....
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Here’s tip four in my series of five to help speechwriters frustrated by speakers who abandon the approved script in favor of extemporaneous remarks that, more often than not, seem to miss the mark....
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Here’s tip five in my series of tips to help speechwriters frustrated by speakers who abandon the approved script in favor of extemporaneous remarks that, more often than not, seem to miss the mark....
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A PR Pro’s Defense of Sarah Palin’s Palm Reading
The political world’s been abuzz this week with pundits on the left and right trying to score points over former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s use of some hand-written notes during a recent question...
View ArticleLackluster State-of-the-Village Speeches Suggest Alarming Decline in Quality...
Earlier this month, David Murray, a respected voice in the field of speechwriting and leadership communications, wrote an article for The Huffington Post about the lackluster state of recent...
View ArticleBannon Communications Featured by Vital Speeches of the Day
Special thanks to Vital Speeches of the Day, which is currently featuring my article about improving state-of-the-village speeches on its home page. Click here to read the article on the Vital Speeches...
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Breaking My Silence Before Tiger Breaks His — Mr. Woods, the Media and...
So, I’d originally planned to not say much publicly about the Tiger Woods story, but the tone of the coverage since word broke that he’d be speaking today has moved me to comment on Tiger’s troubles,...
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Bannon Communications President Featured in Carnegie Mellon University...
With my grandparents the day I graduated from Carnegie Mellon. (Look at that goatee -- what was I thinking?) My college years were some of the most enjoyable and most transformative of my life, and...
View ArticleSpeechwriting and Public Speaking in the Genes?
I’ve written speeches professionally for the better part of the last 15 years. In a career that’s been blessed with tremendous opportunities, I’ve written words that have been spoken by a dozen Fortune...
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