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Effective Speech Writing

designed for

Anyone who writes speeches.

objectives

This highly practical, participative course is taught by experienced tutors who have been speechwriters to Cabinet ministers and have published on the subject. It provides a combination of theory and practice in a safe environment, enabling you to learn and practise techniques for:

  • making speeches interesting and persuasive
  • researching a speech
  • writing spoken English
  • making facts memorable
  • using statistics
  • making a speech appropriate to the speaker, audience and occasion.
  • organisational benefit

    This course equips participants to write the sort of speech that audiences like to hear and speakers - especially Ministers - like to give.

    enquiries

    To make a telephone reservation please call our booking office on 01344 63 4628, open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
    Pat Petrie. Email: pat.petrie@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk. Tel: 01344 634293 GTN: 3803 4293

    director

    Christopher Jary. Email: christopher.jary@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk. Tel: 01344 634519 GTN: 3803 4519

    customer comments

    An exceptional course. Excellent quality instruction.
    NATO

    Excellent! Fantastic tuition, very enjoyable, highly valuable.
    OPEC

    Fantastic. The speakers experience and insight really shone through and made the course what it was. Thank you very much. This course will stay with me.
    Department for Transport

    I really feel I could go back to the office and write a good speech right now - and enjoy doing it.
    DWP

    Credible and engaging speakers who kept things lively and practical throughout.
    Home Office

    Speakers were top-drawer! I've benefited enormously from their experience and expertise.
    Food Standards Agency

    I found the whole thing invigorating.
    Independent delegate

    contributors

    Dr Susan Jones, author of Speechmaking (published by Politico’s 2004, second edition 2008), is a regular tutor on this course.

    keywords

    Communication Skills Drafting Skills Fast Stream Ministerial Support Presentation Skills Writing Skills