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Pre-Conference Workshops
The art and craft of speechwriting: How to persuade, motivate and inspire audiences - and get results
Rob Friedman
How to speak visually: Bring your exec's speech to life with intensive training in body language and delivery skills
Presentation Skills Assessment Tools
Tom Mucciolo
Story power: Use storytelling techniques to write memorable speeches
Jennifer Baldino Bonett
Track I - Speechwriting Fundamentals
Day One
Opening Keynote
Write strategically, fight strategically: How to devise, draft, and defend messages that matter
Riley Roberts
Find your executive's voice: Help your principal be real, relevant and consistent on all communication channels
Mary Kate Cary and Paul Orzulak
Rhetoric essentials: Craft speeches that ignite, inspire and incite your audience to applause - and laughter
Additional materials:
Exercises
Handout
Samuel Lawrence
The Big Speech: Writing that sets policy, moves persuades and influences people, and gets action
Rob Friedman
How to write a speech that makes your CEO sound interesting even if the topic is boring
David Mikhail
Day Two
Track II - Advanced Speechwriting
Day One
Humor demystified: How (and why) to make every speech funnier
Brian Agler
Stage, screen, sightlines: How visual design supports speaker impact
Additional materials:
On the Big Screen - Principles for Creating Effective Presentations
Visually Speaking - The External Mechanics of Form
Tom Mucciolo
Off the cuff? Sprint reveals how intense preparation leads to an "unfiltered," successful style
Jason Gertzen
Know your audience: How Disney adjusts speeches to meet audiences where they are
Jay Shannon
Day Two
From speechwriter to strategist: Five ways to go beyond the speech and get measurable results
Lauren Tilstra
Notes from backstage: Lessons from a TED-Talk and Moth-Mainstage - performance speaker
Sarah Gray with Rob Friedman
