Guest Post: Speechwriting Resources, by Terry Szuplat
Thanks to Obama speechwriter (2009-17) and Adjunct Professor of Speechwriting at American University Terry Szuplat for posting this resource list to LinkedIn. Be sure to check the Comments on LinkedIn for additional resources.
Do you want to become a better speaker or writer? Here are 21 people I follow here on LinkedIn who offer great tips every day…
- Matt Abrahams: an expert in organizational behavior with evidence-based strategies for staying calm and speaking spontaneously
- Oliver Aust: great carousels, including 9 killer opening lines for your next talk
- Alex Banks: the latest news in AI, including how to use a chatbot to enhance your writing and research
- Jade Bonacolta: irresistible carousels, including 7 of the most inspiring speeches of all time to start your day
- Nathan Baugh: easy hacks for great structure and storytelling, from ancient times to today, including 10 mistakes that are killing your story
- Neringa Bliūdžiūtė: Lithuanian speechwriter and coach with candid advice for writers and speakers alike, including how to avoid “gray language” that “no one wants to listen to”
- Nausheen I. Chen 🔥: carousels on topics like what she changed after getting comments for being “a girl with purple hair and an eyebrow ring”
- Cheril Clarke: Puebla-based ghostwriter with a hilarious take on why “ChatGPT is the boyfriend I never wanted”
- Jeremy Connell-Waite: distills great speeches into stunning one-page hand-crafted infographics and tutorials, including how you can change the world in 1,000 seconds
- Eva Rose Daniel: practical tips for how to bring sparkle to your speeches, including how to avoid “weak language” and why you might want to eat potato chips before a speech
- Asiwaju Dorcas: speech coach and trainer based in Nigeria who warns against one of the biggest mistakes in public speaking: “saying too much”
- Nancy Duarte: her TED Talk on “The Secret Structure of Great Talks” has been viewed +3 million times
- John-Paul Flintoff: shares how improv and his time in a psychiatric hospital after a mental health crisis made him a better speaker
- Michael Franklin: a founder of Speechwriters of Color, dedicated to making our profession more inclusive and equitable
- Brian Jenner: the tireless force behind the UK Speechwriters’ Guild and the European Speechwriter Network
- Simon Lancaster: his TED Talk “Speak Like a Leader” has been viewed +4 million times
- David Murray: helps you sharpen your skills and build your network through the Professional Speechwriters Association
- Antti Mustakallio: puts on a fantastic conference in his hometown in Finland–the Summer School of Rhetoric
- Verity Price, WCPS: South Africa-based 2021 World Champion of Public Speaking devoted to inspiring and empowering other speakers
- Dana Rubin: has collected thousands of speeches by extraordinary women in her Speaking While Female Speech Bank
- Nicole Thomson-Pride: Australian speechwriter and parent who shares why her 7-year-old son called one writer “naughty”
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