If you’ve been charged with saying a few words about the newlyweds, here are some tips to help ease your anxiety and inspire you to speak from the heart. By Dina Gachman Massive parties with 10-piece ...

It was the summer of 1998, the end of her junior year of college, when Sarah Hurwitz fell in love with the art form of writing the perfect speech, having scored an internship at the White House in ...

Birmingham City University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Looking for an example of how not to give a wedding speech? Try this. I was recently told an anecdote about guests at a ...

Whether it’s a work presentation, a sales pitch, or a keynote at a conference, you may have to give a speech at some point. Public speaking can be nerve-wracking, but the following seven tips will ...

THE THREE BASIC RULES FOR any speech are: Start with a laugh, put the meat in the middle, and wave the flag at the end. Most important is to have a rapport with your audience. You can do it several ...

Have a role to play in the nuptials of a friend or family member? Professional speechwriter Alex Dymoke gives his advice on ...

There are two things that Basketball Hall of Fame inductees have to do before they’re enshrined in Springfield, Mass. The first thing they have to do is be phenomenally good at basketball or make such ...

Movie awards season is approaching, and with the Golden Globes airing this Sunday and the Oscars coming up in February, we’re going to be seeing a lot of acceptance speeches over the next couple of ...

Revolutionary advertiser Leo Burnett once said, "Make it simple. Make it memorable. Make it inviting to look at. Make it fun to read." What's good advice for writing ad copy also works when writing a ...

Every year on 2 October, India honours the birth of Mahatma Gandhi. In 2025, we mark his 156th birth anniversary. It's not just a national holiday, it's a moment to talk, write and think about his ...