Y'all don't read this blog for my personal reflections on political developments, so I tend to refrain from writing about them. I do think that Obama's speech was a marvel of contemporary ...

Former Obama speechwriter David Litt suggested in a guest essay for The New York Times that ostracizing conservatives might be the wrong approach, detailing a personal acedote.

We, the female people of the United States, would like to thank President Obama, and not just because his inaugural speech Monday was one of the shortest in history — much as we appreciate ...

In many ways, Obama’s speech was a repudiation of those who said he raised unreasonable expectations with his hope-fueled campaign in 2008 and failed to change the tone of politics as he had ...

The victory speech Obama first established his reputation as a powerful, influential speaker in 2008, when he broadened his “Yes we can” campaign slogan beyond supporters and invited all ...

Former speechwriter for President Obama Jon Favreau discusses how President Obama boldly reclaimed patriotism from the Republican Party as well as Kamala Harris's speech strategy going into the ...

Former Obama speechwriter reveals the agony and ecstasy of public speaking. Terry Szuplat shares public speaking lessons with new book, "Say It Well." By ABC NEWS. September 18, 2024, 4:57 PM.

A former White House speechwriter is sharing some of the public speaking tips he picked up while penning prose for President Obama. “These are the lessons in public speaking and communication ...

President Barack Obama talks with Terry Szuplat, Senior Director for Speechwriting, while he waits backstage to deliver remarks on the Iran nuclear agreement at American University in Washington ...

That's according to Obama speechwriter Cody Keenan, who writes in his new book, Grace, that the now-iconic eulogy for Rev. Clementa Pinckney — delivered in the wake of the 2015 massacre that ...

One of the young wordsmiths behind President Obama’s oratory is leaving the administration, a crack in a close-knit speechwriting team that helped propel Obama to the White House and has played ...

Sarah Hurwitz served as head and senior speechwriter to first lady Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama. Here, she shares 11 tips to master the art form of speechwriting.