by Cynthia J. StarksJuly 14, 2009
Once, when I wrote speeches for the president of a multinational corporation headquartered in New England, my speaker invited me to attend his church because he liked the way his minister expressed himself and wanted me to write in that vein. Several Sunday mornings, I drove more than an hour from my home, listened intently [...]
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by Cynthia J. StarksJune 28, 2009
Among speechwriters, there’s an ongoing debate over the benefits of written speeches versus PowerPoint presentations and vice versa. The debate may be largely academic, given the popularity of PowerPoint.
What’s a speechwriter to do? Get over it, I’m afraid. PowerPoint is here to stay.
The good news for the written-speech purist is that a well-written script can [...]
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