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Great advice and wisdom from those that write and deliver speeches for business and politics. A series of talks recorded at the European Speechwriter Network Conferences.

European Speechwriter Network


    • May 17, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 22m AVG DURATION
    • 166 EPISODES


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    Obama speechwriter, Sarada Peri, in conversation with Jess Cunniffe

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 58:54


    23rd European Speechwriter Network Conference, 17-19 April 2024 at Robinson College/Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. Sarada was Special Assistant to the President and Senior Speechwriter for President Barack Obama. Prior to joining the White House, she was a Principal at West Wing Writers. She was also a member of the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Democratic National Convention speechwriting teams. Today she runs her own firm, Peri Communications, where she helps C-suite executives, non-profit leaders, philanthropists, and politicians with speechwriting, speech delivery, message strategy, and more. Sarada also writes under her own byline, and has been published in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The Daily Beast, and other outlets. A recovering policy wonk, Sarada worked in the U.S. Senate as a health care and education legislative staffer. She started her career as a high school English teacher in New Orleans through Teach for America, and is a graduate of Tufts University and Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.

    John Zimmer, Why native speakers can't speak English!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 23:38


    John Zimmer talks about how to overcome the linguistic challenges of multilingual audiences and multilingual speakers. John has worked for a major Canadian law firm, the United Nations and the World Health Organisation. He also teaches public speaking in the Executive Programmes at the University of Geneva, University of Lausanne and IESE in Barcelona. This session was part of the 23rd European Speechwriter Network conference at Robinson College / Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, 17 - 19 April 2024.

    Professor Alan Finlayson leads the Speechwriters' Anthem

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 7:41


    23rd European Speechwriter Network Conference, 17-19 April 2024 at Robinson College/Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.

    Justine Bashford, The Point of Speeches

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 12:54


    23rd European Speechwriter Network Conference, 17-19 April 2024 at Robinson College/Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.

    Sindre Weber, The pen and the sword: speechwriting in the Norwegian Ministry of Defence

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 11:42


    23rd European Speechwriter Network Conference, 17-19 April 2024 at Robinson College/Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.

    Tessa van Beest, From pen to podium: mastering speech writing in an age of populism

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 20:01


    23rd European Speechwriter Network Conference, 17-19 April 2024 at Robinson College/Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.

    Alan Barker welcomes delegates to Sidney Sussex

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 3:49


    23rd European Speechwriter Network Conference, 17-19 April 2024 at Robinson College/Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.

    Rodger Evans, What the Samaritans can teach us about Speechwriting

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 29:38


    How intense listening can improve the way we write

    Jim Holtje - The End of the World is just Beginning

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 29:12


    The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 22nd conference at The Social Hub on Friday 20 October 2023.

    Devin van den Berg - AI Speechwriting

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 40:37


    The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 22nd conference at The Social Hub on Friday 20 October 2023.

    Antti Mustakallio - Sanna Marin's Rhetoric

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 18:35


    The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 22nd conference at The Social Hub on Friday 20 October 2023.

    Kevin Toolis - The Genius of Donald Trump

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 29:17


    The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 22nd conference at The Social Hub on Friday 20 October 2023.

    Hanneke Kulik - The Value of Commemorative Speeches

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 25:48


    The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 22nd conference at The Social Hub on Friday 20 October 2023.

    Abele Kamminga - Writing for an Atypical Mayor

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 24:18


    The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 22nd conference at The Social Hub on Friday 20 October 2023.

    David Murray - What Only Speeches Can Do

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 21:20


    The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 21st conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 22 March - 24 March 2023. Speakers included Jess Cunniffe MBE, Matt Greenough, Marie Algoud, Anita Furu, Caspar Strand, David Murray, Dr James McCabe, Renée Broekmeulen, Ben Ray, Åse Thomassen and Alison Reid.

    Jess Cunniffe - Memoirs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 15:53


    The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 21st conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 22 March - 24 March 2023. Speakers included Jess Cunniffe MBE, Matt Greenough, Marie Algoud, Anita Furu, Caspar Strand, David Murray, Dr James McCabe, Renée Broekmeulen, Ben Ray, Åse Thomassen and Alison Reid.

    Jörg Hackeschmidt - Angela Merkel Revisited

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 10:18


    The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 21st conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 22 March - 24 March 2023. Speakers included Jess Cunniffe MBE, Matt Greenough, Marie Algoud, Anita Furu, Caspar Strand, David Murray, Dr James McCabe, Renée Broekmeulen, Ben Ray, Åse Thomassen and Alison Reid.

    Åse Thomassen - Rhetoric About Climate: Greta Thunberg Speeches

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 24:26


    The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 21st conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 22 March - 24 March 2023. Speakers included Jess Cunniffe MBE, Matt Greenough, Marie Algoud, Anita Furu, Caspar Strand, David Murray, Dr James McCabe, Renée Broekmeulen, Ben Ray, Åse Thomassen and Alison Reid.

    Lawrence McEnerney - The Gettysburg Address

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 59:24


    The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 21st conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 22 March - 24 March 2023. Speakers included Jess Cunniffe MBE, Matt Greenough, Marie Algoud, Anita Furu, Caspar Strand, David Murray, Dr James McCabe, Renée Broekmeulen, Ben Ray, Åse Thomassen and Alison Reid.

    Marie Algoud - Writing for Cartoon Characters

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 24:11


    The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 21st conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 22 March - 24 March 2023. Speakers included Jess Cunniffe MBE, Matt Greenough, Marie Algoud, Anita Furu, Caspar Strand, David Murray, Dr James McCabe, Renée Broekmeulen, Ben Ray, Åse Thomassen and Alison Reid.

    James McCabe - Speech into Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 27:49


    The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 21st conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 22 March - 24 March 2023. Speakers included Jess Cunniffe MBE, Matt Greenough, Marie Algoud, Anita Furu, Caspar Strand, David Murray, Dr James McCabe, Renée Broekmeulen, Ben Ray, Åse Thomassen and Alison Reid.

    Matt Greenough - ‘How do you say?' Writing for Worldwide Audiences

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 18:28


    The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 21st conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 22 March - 24 March 2023. Speakers included Jess Cunniffe MBE, Matt Greenough, Marie Algoud, Anita Furu, Caspar Strand, David Murray, Dr James McCabe, Renée Broekmeulen, Ben Ray, Åse Thomassen and Alison Reid.

    Anita Furu & Caspar Strand - How to Save a Country with a Speech

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 25:34


    The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 21st conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 22 March - 24 March 2023. Speakers included Jess Cunniffe MBE, Matt Greenough, Marie Algoud, Anita Furu, Caspar Strand, David Murray, Dr James McCabe, Renée Broekmeulen, Ben Ray, Åse Thomassen and Alison Reid.

    Renée Broekmeulen - Writing in the Shadows

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 15:52


    The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 21st conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 22 March - 24 March 2023. Speakers included Jess Cunniffe MBE, Matt Greenough, Marie Algoud, Anita Furu, Caspar Strand, David Murray, Dr James McCabe, Renée Broekmeulen, Ben Ray, Åse Thomassen and Alison Reid.

    Letshwiti Tutwane - Speechwriting in Botswana

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 13:42


    The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 20th conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 30 March - 1 April 2022. Speakers included Terry Szuplat, Amélie Crosson, Matt Greenough, Nick Hawton, Lieke Hagebeuk, Marianna Pascal, Anne Pédron-Moinard, Professor Alan Finlayson, Bjørn Berge, Jens Kjeldsen, Martin Shovel, Martha Leyton, Michel Reinders and Max Atkinson.

    Patrick Maloney - An Update on Speechwriting in Germany

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 9:30


    The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 20th conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 30 March - 1 April 2022. Speakers included Terry Szuplat, Amélie Crosson, Matt Greenough, Nick Hawton, Lieke Hagebeuk, Marianna Pascal, Anne Pédron-Moinard, Professor Alan Finlayson, Bjørn Berge, Jens Kjeldsen, Martin Shovel, Martha Leyton, Michel Reinders and Max Atkinson.

    Angel Gurria-Quintana - Speechwriting and Translation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 7:37


    The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 20th conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 30 March - 1 April 2022. Speakers included Terry Szuplat, Amélie Crosson, Matt Greenough, Nick Hawton, Lieke Hagebeuk, Marianna Pascal, Anne Pédron-Moinard, Professor Alan Finlayson, Bjørn Berge, Jens Kjeldsen, Martin Shovel, Martha Leyton, Michel Reinders and Max Atkinson.

    Q&A with Terry Szuplat and Neringa Bliūdžiūtė – Lessons from the Obama White House

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 38:56


    The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 20th conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 30 March - 1 April 2022. Speakers included Terry Szuplat, Amélie Crosson, Matt Greenough, Nick Hawton, Lieke Hagebeuk, Marianna Pascal, Anne Pédron-Moinard, Professor Alan Finlayson, Bjørn Berge, Jens Kjeldsen, Martin Shovel, Martha Leyton, Michel Reinders and Max Atkinson.

    Jens Kjeldsen – The Rhetoric of Eulogies

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 27:42


    The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 20th conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 30 March - 1 April 2022. Speakers included Terry Szuplat, Amélie Crosson, Matt Greenough, Nick Hawton, Lieke Hagebeuk, Marianna Pascal, Anne Pédron-Moinard, Professor Alan Finlayson, Bjørn Berge, Jens Kjeldsen, Martin Shovel, Martha Leyton, Michel Reinders and Max Atkinson.

    Bjorn Berge – The Norwegian King's Speech

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 22:51


    The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 20th conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 30 March - 1 April 2022. Speakers included Terry Szuplat, Amélie Crosson, Matt Greenough, Nick Hawton, Lieke Hagebeuk, Marianna Pascal, Anne Pédron-Moinard, Professor Alan Finlayson, Bjørn Berge, Jens Kjeldsen, Martin Shovel, Martha Leyton, Michel Reinders and Max Atkinson.

    Marianna Pascal - The Audience Journey

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 40:17


    The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 20th conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 30 March - 1 April 2022. Speakers included Terry Szuplat, Amélie Crosson, Matt Greenough, Nick Hawton, Lieke Hagebeuk, Marianna Pascal, Anne Pédron-Moinard, Professor Alan Finlayson, Bjørn Berge, Jens Kjeldsen, Martin Shovel, Martha Leyton, Michel Reinders and Max Atkinson.

    Alan Finlayson - Protest Songs and Speeches

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 18:27


    The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 20th conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 30 March - 1 April 2022. Speakers included Terry Szuplat, Amélie Crosson, Matt Greenough, Nick Hawton, Lieke Hagebeuk, Marianna Pascal, Anne Pédron-Moinard, Professor Alan Finlayson, Bjørn Berge, Jens Kjeldsen, Martin Shovel, Martha Leyton, Michel Reinders and Max Atkinson.

    Anne Pédron-Moinard

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 23:49


    The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 20th conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 30 March - 1 April 2022. Speakers included Terry Szuplat, Amélie Crosson, Matt Greenough, Nick Hawton, Lieke Hagebeuk, Marianna Pascal, Anne Pédron-Moinard, Professor Alan Finlayson, Bjørn Berge, Jens Kjeldsen, Martin Shovel, Martha Leyton, Michel Reinders and Max Atkinson.

    Lieke Hagebeuk – The Dutch Corona Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 15:15


    The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 20th conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 30 March - 1 April 2022. Speakers included Terry Szuplat, Amélie Crosson, Matt Greenough, Nick Hawton, Lieke Hagebeuk, Marianna Pascal, Anne Pédron-Moinard, Professor Alan Finlayson, Bjørn Berge, Jens Kjeldsen, Martin Shovel, Martha Leyton, Michel Reinders and Max Atkinson.

    Nick Hawton - Virtual Speechwriting

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 19:21


    The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 20th conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 30 March - 1 April 2022. Speakers included Terry Szuplat, Amélie Crosson, Matt Greenough, Nick Hawton, Lieke Hagebeuk, Marianna Pascal, Anne Pédron-Moinard, Professor Alan Finlayson, Bjørn Berge, Jens Kjeldsen, Martin Shovel, Martha Leyton, Michel Reinders and Max Atkinson.

    Speechwriting in the Time of Covid

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 9:20


    Brian Jenner's address to the Professional Speechwriters Association on Tuesday 20 October 2020

    How to sell like a market trader

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2020 8:20


    Brian Jenner describes the sales tactics of market stall traders and explains their key insights into human psychology.

    Quentin Skinner and the history of speechwriting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 8:07


    The distinguished intellectual historian Quentin Skinner has written books on Shakespeare, Thomas Hobbes and Machiavelli. He examines their 'humanist' education - a 'humanist' education basically involves training to become a speechwriter.

    How can I train my sons to get to the top of politics?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 9:07


    If you're an ambitious parent, like the father of the Kennedy dynasty, and you want to get your children into politics, how would you guide them?

    The Immoral Techniques of Dr Max Atkinson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 8:16


    Dr Max Atkinson was a pioneering researcher into how political speakers got audiences to applaud. He wrote a book that revealed how by using the techniques you could get audiences to applaud irrespective of the intellectual content of the speech.

    Melanie Dunn - Hiding pride and packing a punch - the privilege and paradox of being a speechwriter

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 14:44


    The European Speechwriter Network had its 19th conference at the Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, on 26 and 27 September 2019. The speakers included Melanie Dunn, Kevin Toolis, Antonia Fleischmann, Pauline Genee, Tom Moylan, Jennifer Migan and Lucie Robin.

    Kevin Toolis - Princess Diana and the 'catastrophe' speech

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 25:14


    The European Speechwriter Network had its 19th conference at the Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, on 26 and 27 September 2019. The speakers included Melanie Dunn, Kevin Toolis, Antonia Fleischmann, Pauline Genee, Tom Moylan, Jennifer Migan and Lucie Robin.

    Antonia Fleischmann - Why do central bankers give speeches, and how do I try to write them?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 21:02


    The European Speechwriter Network had its 19th conference at the Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, on 26 and 27 September 2019. The speakers included Melanie Dunn, Kevin Toolis, Antonia Fleischmann, Pauline Genee, Tom Moylan, Jennifer Migan and Lucie Robin.

    Pauline Genee - What works for your novel, works for your speech.. Or does it?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 25:37


    The European Speechwriter Network had its 19th conference at the Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, on 26 and 27 September 2019. The speakers included Melanie Dunn, Kevin Toolis, Antonia Fleischmann, Pauline Genee, Tom Moylan, Jennifer Migan and Lucie Robin.

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    Tom Moylan - Why the Irish are better at English than the English

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 13:42


    The European Speechwriter Network had its 19th conference at the Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, on 26 and 27 September 2019. The speakers included Melanie Dunn, Kevin Toolis, Antonia Fleischmann, Pauline Genee, Tom Moylan, Jennifer Migan and Lucie Robin.

    Jennifer Migan - The (un)natural transition of a tennis player to speechwrtiting

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 14:26


    The European Speechwriter Network had its 19th conference at the Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, on 26 and 27 September 2019. The speakers included Melanie Dunn, Kevin Toolis, Antonia Fleischmann, Pauline Genee, Tom Moylan, Jennifer Migan and Lucie Robin.

    Lucie Robin - Rule number 1: know your enemy, speaking to a French audience

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 16:44


    The European Speechwriter Network had its 19th conference at the Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, on 26 and 27 September 2019. The speakers included Melanie Dunn, Kevin Toolis, Antonia Fleischmann, Pauline Genee, Tom Moylan, Jennifer Migan and Lucie Robin.

    Edward Mortimer - England, that was wont to conquer others, hath made a shameful conquest of itself

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2019 14:06


    The European Speechwriter Network had its 18th conference at The Queen’s College, Oxford, from 3 - 5 April 2019. The speakers included Edward Mortimer, Henk Boon, Mallika Lecoeur, Amélie Blanckaert, Kevin Toolis, Natasha Bertaud, Lewis Uwu, Richard Newman, Kresse Wesling, Dr Max Atkinson, Sarah Hurwitz and Jess Cunniffe.

    Henk Boon - Speech, image and impact

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2019 28:46


    The European Speechwriter Network had its 18th conference at The Queen’s College, Oxford, from 3 - 5 April 2019. The speakers included Edward Mortimer, Henk Boon, Mallika Lecoeur, Amélie Blanckaert, Kevin Toolis, Natasha Bertaud, Lewis Uwu, Richard Newman, Kresse Wesling, Dr Max Atkinson, Sarah Hurwitz and Jess Cunniffe.

    Mallika Lecoeur - Writing her life: a father-daughter relationship through public speaking

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2019 20:59


    The European Speechwriter Network had its 18th conference at The Queen’s College, Oxford, from 3 - 5 April 2019. The speakers included Edward Mortimer, Henk Boon, Mallika Lecoeur, Amélie Blanckaert, Kevin Toolis, Natasha Bertaud, Lewis Uwu, Richard Newman, Kresse Wesling, Dr Max Atkinson, Sarah Hurwitz and Jess Cunniffe.

    Amélie Blanckaert - What is the future of speechwriting?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2019 25:50


    The European Speechwriter Network had its 18th conference at The Queen’s College, Oxford, from 3 - 5 April 2019. The speakers included Edward Mortimer, Henk Boon, Mallika Lecoeur, Amélie Blanckaert, Kevin Toolis, Natasha Bertaud, Lewis Uwu, Richard Newman, Kresse Wesling, Dr Max Atkinson, Sarah Hurwitz and Jess Cunniffe.

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