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SOMETIMES WE WONDER: Can speeches really make anything happen? And then, one day, at the City Club of Cleveland, an eloquent speaker calls out a civic group for valuing "profit over people." And the civic group answers back—during the Q&A. @TheCityClub prorhetoric.com/this-is-what-c…

"WHAT DID YOU EXPECT FROM AMERICAN CORPORATIONS? More importantly, what *do* you expect?" writing-boots.com/2026/03/what-d… Executive communication professionals will gather to reflect soberly and plan strategically. @FollowAlisonT

IN A MOMENT OF DISORIENTATION ... A REORIENTATION. The Executive Communication Council gets us all in conversation with the leading practitioners, researchers and influencers in our business. prorhetoric.com/event/executiv… Register yourself, register your team.

IF CEOs WON'T TALK, how about these guys? prorhetoric.com/if-ceos-wont-s… Not every executive is a leader, and not every leader is an executive. Today, at Pro Rhetoric.

BORDERLINE MANDATORY. Let our faculty of AI-savvy working communicators make you conversant, then competent, then confident in your ability to use AI to increase the impact of your leadership communication. Register yourself, register your team. prorhetoric.com/event/ai-for-s…

OPEN FOR REGISTRATION. Over the last dozen years, this course has transformed over a thousand communicators into speechwriters—and built strong rhetorical foundations under the careers of working executive communication professionals too. prorhetoric.com/event/speechwr… Register now.

MIDNIGHT TONIGHT is the early-bird entry deadline. prorhetoric.com/cicero-awards/ #speechwriter

MIDNIGHT TONIGHT is the early-bird entry deadline. prorhetoric.com/cicero-awards/ #speechwriter

THIS STARTS A WEEK FROM THIS MORNING. Many, many of your exec comms colleagues are taking this course in order to get better at every aspect of their work. Let's get you signed up too. prorhetoric.com/event/advanced… (PSA members get 25% off.)

"AI Exec Comms Agency Starts Small, Dreams Big." prorhetoric.com/exponential-ex… Today, at Pro Rhetoric.

NEXT FRIDAY IS THE EARLY BIRD DEADLINE. prorhetoric.com/cicero-awards/ Enter now to save—or to afford to enter more of your work.

THE MOST IMPORTANT COURSE YOU'LL EVER ATTEND. (Or, the most important course you'll ever miss.) prorhetoric.com/event/leadersh… Register right now to secure your seat. (PSA members get 25% off)

SAVE THE DATE: The 2026 World Conference of the Professional Speechwriters Association will take place October 26-28 at its new home: a grand top-floor venue at The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. Registration opens in the spring.

THIS WILL EITHER BE THE MOST IMPORTANT COURSE YOU TAKE in your whole career ... or the most important course you miss. The only certificate course in strategic exec comms. Capped at 20 participants. Register now. prorhetoric.com/event/leadersh…

IN A SPEECH AFTER TODAY'S ICE SHOOTING, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey sounded precisely the same notes as Robert F. Kennedy, all those years ago on that dark night in Indianapolis. prorhetoric.com/history-rhymes…

MAKE YOUR WHOLE EXEC COMMS TEAM BETTER AT WRITING EVERYTHING. Social posts. Blogs. Memos. Video scripts. Speeches. Bullets. Briefs. No other course can raise the level of your exec comms group more quickly or profoundly. Register yourself or your team. prorhetoric.com/event/advanced…

WRAPPING UP AROUND HERE, and hope you are too. Before you go: We all know that 2026 is going to be a good year to get better at what we do. PSA members get 25% off all Pro Rhetoric events. prorhetoric.com/events/ Peruse, and pick one or two, and let's start fast—together.

NOT SO FAST (OR A LITTLE TOO LATE?) Prominent PSA member Jim Reische seriously questions whether you and I should embrace AI. prorhetoric.com/not-so-fast-a-… Resident PSA AI guru Brent Kerrigan and I respond.

BROADEN YOUR SPEECHWRITER'S SKILL SET AND GET BETTER AT ... Social posts. Blog posts. Memos. Video scripts. Speeches. Bullet points. Briefs. EVERYTHING. No single course can make you more valuable and marketable more quickly. prorhetoric.com/event/advanced… (PSA members get 25% off)

A SUNNY VIEW OF SPEECHWRITING'S FUTURE, from the PSA's resident AI guru Brent Kerrigan. prorhetoric.com/psa-resources/ #speechwriter