We are delighted to have won ‘gold’ at the Cicero Speechwriting awards for 2024. The speech we submitted was written by Ben Timpson for Faz Aftab – a genuine visionary leader and an extraordinary communicator. This won the ‘tech’ category at...
“I’ll tell you a funny story.” It’s a common enough line. What’s less common is for it to be followed by a genuinely funny story. That’s a pity, because a good anecdote or two can really make a speech. And often,...
As the nights draw in and the air grows chilly, we are less and less likely to be spending our weekends at weddings. That might be a cause of regret or relief! If it’s been a bumper year, we’ll have a...
If you’re looking for Maid of Honor speech support in the US, please read on. If you are in the UK, please replace ‘Honor’ with ‘Honour’ and away we go! “Thank you, thank you, thank you! The reason I am an...
I write best man speeches – and hear all the juicy secrets that don’t make the final cut The lady on the other end of the phone sounded anxious. ‘Are you discreet?’ she asked. I assured her that we were and...
For all the politics, TED talks, Town Halls and fundraisers, there’s nothing like a big, boozy do to get the speech writing juices flowing. You’re in front of people you know, have stories galore up your sleeve and the pressure’s on...
Whatever your 2020 vision might have been, it sure as hell didn’t look like this. Particularly for students who are graduating. All those years of study, the friendships, experiences and challenges. Culminating in … well, if they’re really lucky they might...
Our friends at Weddingly set us a new task! To help their members write a truly original wedding speech. It’s not easy – this is, after all, the internet age. And any great new joke or angle tends to be available...
Some do it with Valium, others with Pinot. There are those who breathe deeply and those who rehearse in suit and tie. A minority conquer those pre-wedding speech nerves; the rest suffer throughout the process. What they all have in common, is a lack of...
The temperature plummets but hearts are warming from Canvey Island to Canada! Meghan and Harry will be hard to escape for the next few months. Which puts even more pressure on the Prince to do something he hates. Here is our...
(Please note that this article on public speaking nightmares is relevant all year round, despite the ghoulish videos below!) We all know that standing up to give a speech can frighten the strongest of characters. But the worst public speaking nightmares...
Our friends at Kleenex set us a challenge: Is it possible to calculate how to write the perfect wedding speech? As you can probably guess if you have visited any other page on our site, our first instinct was ‘no’. Great wedding...
Theo Eze joined us in April. He arrived with some excellent references, a strong CV, a sense of humour and this: Dear Theo, So you’ve spent the last four years on Regent Street rubbing elbows with dossers (sorry, English students). I...
