Learn who won this prestigous award and read the winning speech
There was little doubt among attendees of Ragan's 2009 Speechwriters Conference that an award honoring acclaimed speechwriter Theodore C. Sorensen was overdue.
The former John F. Kennedy speechwriter drew two standing ovations with an inspirational keynote address Feb. 13 to the nearly sold-out crowd.
Following the keynote address, Laure Vincent, writing for MasterCard Worldwide, won the first Annual Theodore C. Sorensen Speechwriting Award for best organizational speech of the year.
First runner-up went to Chris Baker of Public Broadcasting Service, and Fletcher Dean of Dow Chemical Company was second runner-up.
Below are the winners and PDFs of the winning speeches.
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| Laurie Vincent receives her award from Ted Sorensen. |
Winner:
Name: Laurie Vincent, LaurieVincent@mac.com
Company: MasterCard Worldwide
Title of speech: Leadership in the New Normal
Date of Speech: Aug. 28, 2008
First runner-up:
Name: Chris Baker
Company: Public Broadcasting Service
Title of speech: What Now? Using Journalism to Keep Citizens Engaged After the 2008 Election
Date of speech: Dec. 3, 2008
Second runner-up:
Name: Fletcher Dean
Company: Dow Chemical Company
Title of speech: Working Toward a (New) U.S. Industrial Policy
Date of speech: Sept. 22, 2008
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