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Considering speechwriting? How to take the plunge

By Lindsey Miller

Speechwriters share stories of how their careers began, and tips for how to join the profession.

Finding a speaker’s ‘voice’ is the key to great speechwriting

By Ian Griffin

Capture your orator’s meaning and cadence through familiarity and a few essential guidelines.

A four-step pitch to pitching a new blog

By Susan Cellura

How one communicator persuaded executives to authorize a blog as part of this year’s strategic communications plan.

Does Apple prove that secrecy trumps openness?

By Gerry McGovern

Apple may make beautiful products but it resembles North Korea in how it communicates with the world.

How Eli Lilly measures executive comms
Rob Friedman, director of executive communications at Eli Lilly, discusses how the company measures the impact of the CEO's communication.

SOUND OFF

Special Counselor's keynote strikes a high note

By Wendy Cherwinski

An attendee at Ragan's Speechwriters Conference applauds Ted Sorensen.

What's SOUND OFF?

It's your turn to share your triumphs, challenges, tips and thoughts with other communicators without the middle man (namely, us) getting in the way.

Tell us about a speech that bombed or was a surprise hit, how you get busy executives to make time for you, or simply manage to trudge through the minutiae of the daily grind without losing your mind.

Submit your story

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TOOLKIT

Tools for Social Media
How to converse in e-communities, including: How to set up powerful electronic town halls, the 15 worst podcasting mistakes, and why internal communicators should replace e-mail with blogs to manage their projects, all in this downloadable toolkit.
$29.95

price: FREE

TOOLKIT

Face-to-face communications: Engage employees now
Gauge your odds for successfully introducing face-to-face-communications in your company with Ragan's trusty scorecard.
$29.95

price: FREE

MANUAL

The Speechwriter's Manual
No one is more valuable to an organization than a fine speechwriter. Let this manual by speechwriting expert Jerry Tarver make you a master of the craft.
$327

price: $239

MANUALS

The 5-Step LEAN Communications System: For doing more with less and getting great results
Put the 5-Step LEAN Communications System to work for you. It will help you do MORE with less—and still get great results!
$299.00

price: $229.00

MULTIMEDIA CD

Foolproof speechwriting for non speechwriters: How to write for the ear instead of the eye
In this 90-minute multimedia CD, industry guru Fraser Seitel will provide the information you need to get started as a bone fide writer of the spoken word.
$329

price: $279

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