ONE MORE APPRECIATION of the people I serve, who never stop amazing me. "'The Profound Mutation': What It Takes to Be a Successful Speechwriter." Today, on Writing Boots.

If most people fall into speechwriting, MILITARY SPEECHWRITERS ARE THROWN--often with little or no training. This course has conferred speechwriting know-how and communication confidence to hundreds of military scribes. Register now.

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EARLY-BIRD DEADLINE, ONE WEEK FROM TODAY. Register now and save hundreds on the most important leadership comms event in a very important leadership comms year. (PSA members get 25% off).

SMARTER. FASTER. BETTER. *STILL YOU*. That’s what speechwriting teacher Brent Kerrigan and a host of AI-savvy exec comms pros will help you become. Register yourself, register your whole team. This is one workshop none of us can afford to miss.

THIS NEW BOOK PREPARES "EQUIPS READERS TO SPOT THE SAME TRICKS" that evil dictators used in their speeches. So we can do what?

THE EARLY-BIRD REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JULY 25. Register now and save hundreds on the most important event of a very important year for speechwriters and everyone in leadership communications. See you there.

THIS GOES DOWN NEXT WEEK. Register yourself, register your team—and get up to speed with your exec comms peers.

IN A WIDE-RANGING TWO-MINUTE INTERVIEW, @mcintoshs gets my thoughts on untoward trends in exec comms, my favorite Ali quote on comms, my worst gaffe as a conference convener . and why you must attend the 2025 Executive Communication Summit (June 24-26).

BEHOLD THE FINE WORK (and sound thinking) demonstrated by the winners of the 2025 Executive Communication Awards. All available for your review in "Standard of Excellence '25: The Best of the Executive Communication Awards." Download for free.

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REGISTRATION IS OPEN for the 2025 PSA World Conference—the 12th annual . and maybe the most important ever. .Peruse the program and register right away. Early-bird deadline, July 25; PSA members get 25% off. #speechwriter

THIS IS A HIGH-LEVEL RECKONING where this business is today and where it's going next. Everyone should attend. Register yourself, or use our group packages to register your whole team, for the exec comms event of a momentous year.

BOE WORKMAN IS RETIRING after a 33-year career supporting the CEOs of AARP—and a lifetime of promoting rhetoric "to illuminate, refine and resolve public issues." "Boe's Work Is Our Work Now." Today, at

STARTS THIS MONTH. Don't wait another year to sharpen your speechwriting skills. (PSA members get 25% off)

TIME FOR A SERIOUS EXEC COMMS SIT-DOWN. Vital new research on exec comms now. CEO perspectives on navigating the new political environment. Best-practices. AI for exec comms. Career mentoring for exec comms pros. Register yourself, register your team.

YOUR PARTICIPATION NEEDED for an important survey by the Executive Communication Council and Gravity Research. Need all exec comms pros to fill this out. 10 minutes, and it's anonymous. Thank you!

"TO PREVENT WAR, SPEND MORE" is the title of the speech that won the Grand Award in the 2025 Cicero Speechwriting Awards, whose winners were announced today. Read the whole speech and more than two dozen more on every subject under the rhetorical sun.

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THIS IS NOT THE YEAR to hide your light under a bushel. Get the recognition you deserve for the important work you and your team have done. Enter by April 25. (PSA members get 25% off)