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Speech writing tips, industry commentary, and looks at the current world of public speaking.

The Raging Giant : 22 Short Stories

The Raging Giant : 22 Short Stories

We are happy to announce our principal speechwriter, Anthony Trendl, has written a book. We invite you to take a look. The Raging Giant Blue Goldfish: 22 Short Stories is a collection of the kinds of tales your grandfather would tell you on the porch with a twinkle in...

Fundraising

Fundraising

Fundraising. Those of us involved often have a love-hate relationship with it. We love when people give our organization lots of money, but we hate to ask for it. You can have a love-love relationship with fundraising. It's easy. It's just a matter of perspective. In...

Eulogies for Famous People

Eulogies for Famous People

Eulogies: When famous people die. A eulogy, whether a formal one in a church, or casual, but a no less heartfelt one on social media, remembers the human being. People are famous for all sorts of reasons. Sometimes they achieved something, sometimes they are enjoying...

Conference Events

Conference Events

Do you have an internal event coming up with multiple speakers? You are investing a lot in production. Often, millions of dollars go into hiring a third-party production team. You're headed to Disney or Las Vegas. The music is lifting morale, the outside keynote...

Narcissism Serves No One

Narcissism Serves No One

Your speech should challenge and build others forward and better. It isn't for you to brag about your accomplishments, to sell your book, or to push your consulting services. Let your authority be your authority, not your persona. The title of your speech isn't,...

Famous People: Working with Leaders

Famous People: Working with Leaders

People ask me what's it like writing for famous and influential people. Let me tell you about a project I just finished. Recently, my client got married. He wanted to say thank you to some key people and to say, in romantic and literary terms, how much he loves his...

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When you hire me, you are hiring a person, not an assistant or an agency. You receive personal service throughout your project.

I work with both new and experienced speakers, and understand the needs of various contexts and goals.

Whether you need coaching or a speech or script, I can help. I am based in Atlanta, but work globally.

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