The key to giving a great speech is actually writing a great speech. All the speech-related advice out there focuses on our collective (and completely rational) fear of public speaking. What if I told ...

Whether it’s a work presentation, a sales pitch, or a keynote at a conference, you may have to give a speech at some point. Public speaking can be nerve-wracking, but the following seven tips will ...

It was the summer of 1998, the end of her junior year of college, when Sarah Hurwitz fell in love with the art form of writing the perfect speech, having scored an internship at the White House in ...

Graduation season is upon us. While we all want our beloved members of the class of 2025 to feel our love, pride, and excitement, few of us look forward to the act of putting those feelings into words ...

If you’ve been charged with saying a few words about the newlyweds, here are some tips to help ease your anxiety and inspire you to speak from the heart. By Dina Gachman Massive parties with 10-piece ...

OPINION — Most job interviews for Capitol Hill speechwriters go something like this: “The senator needs remarks for tomorrow. You need to write the remarks.” No interview. No preparation. Just a ...

So, you’ve got to give a presentation and you do what most people do—procrastinate. Right? I’m a professional speaker and that means I’m a pro at putting off working on material. You know how it is.

To combat the intense fear that being assigned a wedding speech can evoke, Bustle talked about tips for writing a wedding speech with wedding expert Lauren Beamon, at Elle Audrey New York, and let me ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Comedian and Emmy-winning writer Carol Leifer shares tips from her new book "How to Write a Funny Speech," including keeping it ...