speechwriting

"Victoria Wellman--the founder and president of Manhattan-based speechwriting company The Oratory Laboratory--shares her unique methodology for researching, reimagining, crafting, and delivering a professional quality speech by focusing on three core objectives: respect for the audience, the restless pursuit of originality, and intentionality behind every word"--Provided by publisher.

Teaches readers why public speaking can be such an effective tool, how to craft a powerful speech, and how to overcome one of the most common problems people have with talking in front of a crowd, stage fright.

Offers advice on how to prepare a speech or toast in very little time, and includes tips on effective delivery, covering resources, the use of quotes and jokes, opening lines, and other topics.

"Find out how to prepare for a speech or debate: prewriting, writing, revising, editing, proofreading, and presenting"--Provided by publisher.

Examines the impact of speechmaking on presidential credibility and effectiveness of communicating with the public and stresses the need for presidential speechwriters to have access to policy information and the officeholder.

Offers tips to young students on how to write and deliver a speech, discussing the importance of knowing the purpose of the speech, choosing a topic, getting the audience's attention, writing the opening, building the body of the speech, creating a strong ending, and rehearsing.

Provides easy-to-follow instructions for writing speeches and debates with tips for choosing a topic, research, organization, making a presentation, and persuading an audience.

Offers information on speechwriting including assessing an audience and ways to begin a speech.