Category: Speechwriting

If institutions are going to become more culturally sensitive, their communicators have to be more than well-intentioned. Rather than trying to walk in the other person’s shoes—how about let’s hire a communicator who walks in her own shoes, all the way to work?

David Murray is editor of Vital Speeches of the Day. Learn more at vsotd.com or by following @VitalSpeeches on Twitter. Exec comms has changed from corporate window-dressing to...

David Murray is editor of Vital Speeches of the Day. Learn more at vsotd.com or by following @VitalSpeeches on Twitter. After spending careers mimicking their leader’s voice and...

This article by Teresa Zumwald has been reposted with the author’s permission. It was originally posted at zumwaldandcompany.com. The fate of your keynote speech has been up...

David Murray is editor of Vital Speeches of the Day. Learn more at vsotd.com or by following @VitalSpeeches on Twitter. It was a relatively good week for speeches...

Alicia Ostarello and Angie Sommer are cofounders of Vow Muse, a ghostwriting service for all the special moments in your life including custom-written vows, speeches, and ceremonies....

This article was reposted from Vital Speeches of the Day with permission from editor and publisher David Murray. Interviewing Guy Snodgrass, chief speechwriter and communications director to...

Historically—and even presently—speeches by women have been vastly under-recognized. As anyone who has been moved by the words of women activists, authors, politicians, and thought leaders knows, that lack of recognition is not due to a dearth of women delivering powerful speeches and talks, but rather a systemic unwillingness to recognize the leadership and influence of women throughout history.

This article was written by David Murray, editor and publisher of Vital Speeches of the Day. What I’m about to say is probably naive in some ways...

Jordan Michael Smith is a former speechwriter for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Comptroller Scott Stringer. He is the author of a bestselling Kindle...