Because of lockdown, we have to do things differently.
Before lockdown, if I wanted to bring speechwriters together that always involved booking a room in London, creating an incentive for people to show up and covering the costs through ticket sales.
Read moreWrite a speech for the African dictator, President Obonjo. It will be delivered at Westminster Hall in front of the Queen, Prince Philip and the Foreign Secretary.
We invited members of the European Speechwriter Network to send in their entries.
Read moreIf your job involves writing speeches for top people, don’t miss the opportunity to meet speechwriters from around the world at our 20th Speechwriters’ & Business Communicators’ conference at Emmanuel College, Cambridge from 1-3 April.
Read moreWe have a number of gifts available which you can buy for another speechwriter, for a friend interested in literature or politics, or for yourself!
Payment can be made by BACS in pounds or in euros. Just download the Excel order form at the bottom of the page.
Read morePiped music, muted conversation, a late start, it was all a bit disorganised, until Mallika Lecoeur burst into song.
Despite living in an era of social media and 24-hour news, we still gather to listen to speeches—by political leaders, by experts, and by family and friends.
This isn’t only because we want to be informed, persuaded, or even inspired—ultimately, it’s because we want to connect deeply with the speaker and with our fellow audience members.
The corporate world needs to redefine the word ‘performance’.
This big idea sits at the heart of Mette Højen’s new book. Instead of focusing on productivity and profit, business leaders should develop their performing skills – because, in every encounter, it’s their ability to persuade and move their audiences that will determine their success.
1) To remember what sanity feels like
ELOQUENCE, sensitivity, good manners – these were the political virtues espoused by Barack and Michelle Obama in the White House.
For our 17th conference, we had the privilege of welcoming a former Prime Minister to speak about the challenges he faces when he gives speeches.
Not only was Alexander Stubb the former leader of a European country, during our conference, he was preparing his campaign to be the Spitzencandidat for the election to become President of the European Commission. We were able to talk to him in a short interview.
Earlier this month we had our first conference in Helsinki, Finland.
This prompted a flurry of interest from the national broadcasting organisation Fle. They featured some of our members, who were speaking at the conference, in a political magazine programme.
These are the bits they posted to their website in English.
