Oxford Speechwriters’ & Business Communicators’ Conference 2027

You’re invited to the next UK Speechwriters’ Guild/European Speechwriter Network Conference. Details of our chosen college, speakers and tickets will be announced soon.

Why attend?

This conference is for anyone wanting to learn from leading lights in the world of speechwriting.

And for people eager to share their experience with their peers.

Corporate, Government and financial cultures need imagination to communicate.

That’s why they hire talented writers to connect with the wider public.

If you have to script speeches, Tweets, blogs, op-eds, video scripts or presentations within your organisation, you’ll know how hard it can be.

We’ve had speakers who have written for President Obama, David Cameron and Angela Merkel.

We’ve heard from people working at BP, the Bundesbank and the European Commission.

The European Speechwriter Network has pioneered a format where we listen to top speechwriters, leaders and experts talk about their work.

The present President of Finland came to share his views on speechwriting with us.

Our conferences expand your confidence, expertise and insight.

You’ll get instruction, ideas and inspiration from our speakers and trainers.

We welcome advanced writers, beginners and those interested in developing skills for the future.

We can learn to flourish within challenging environments. In fact, we’ll discuss the new opportunities that will emerge for writers in the era of AI.

We hear from our counterparts in foreign Governments, corporations and related professions

In a globalised world, our most valuable expertise is effective communication in English with multinational audiences.

That’s why we put on a multinational conference.

From the moment you arrive in Cambridge, you’ll be invited to eat, drink and talk with your fellow delegates.

We stay in touch after the conference. Over the past 16 years we’ve built a community that keeps coming back.

Who should attend?

Previous conferences in Brussels, Amsterdam, Paris, Helsinki and Berlin have attracted writers from the White House, four Prime Ministers’ offices, the European Commission, NATO, Airbus, BMW, IBM, the CBI, Orange, Deloitte, the United Nations, the European Investment Bank, Coca Cola as well as the Dutch, Danish and British civil service.

While the conference is predominantly in English, the techniques will be transferable to other languages.

The benefits

• Acquire techniques used in the White House and European institutions
• Get insights into rhetoric from top writers
• Listen to outstanding writers tell their stories
• Have your own work analysed in interactive sessions with top trainers
• Meet fellow professionals from the Europe and the rest of the world

Video from this year’s conference