Staring at an empty computer screen when you sit down to start writing a speech can be daunting, and not just because every blank page is scary. Many people believe that being a great speaker is a ...

Both have had to write speeches for losing politicians. Tymchuk wrote speeches for Bob Dole, and Attie wrote on behalf of Al Gore and New York City Mayor David Dinkins before he turned his pen to ...

A well-crafted and classy acceptance speech is an art form, as the Oscars will remind us Feb. 26. We caught up with seasoned speakers in healthcare and asked them a simple question: What makes a great ...

A lot of great speeches come from sports movies, but that's not the only genre that can make us want to run through walls. Some speeches are so good it has us rooting for the bad guys. Most are by the ...

The key to giving a great speech is actually writing a great speech. All the speech-related advice out there focuses on our collective (and completely rational) fear of public speaking. What if I told ...

Alan Brownstein, professor of constitutional law at the School of Law, speaks at the Dialogue and Discernment forum. (Karin Higgins/UC Davis) The United States has the strongest protections for free ...