European Speechwriter Network

European Speechwriters

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Great advice and wisdom from those that write and deliver speeches for business and politics. A series of talks recorded at the European Speechwriter Network Conferences.

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Sep 12, 2025

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Marie Algoud - Writing for Cartoon Characters 17.04.2023

The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 21st conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 22 March - 24 March 2023. Speakers included Jess Cunniffe MBE, Matt Greenough, Marie Algoud, Anita Furu, Caspar Strand, David Murray, Dr James McCabe, Renée Broekmeulen, Ben Ray, Åse Thomassen and Alison Reid.

James McCabe - Speech into Story 17.04.2023

The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 21st conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 22 March - 24 March 2023. Speakers included Jess Cunniffe MBE, Matt Greenough, Marie Algoud, Anita Furu, Caspar Strand, David Murray, Dr James McCabe, Renée Broekmeulen, Ben Ray, Åse Thomassen and Alison Reid.

Matt Greenough - ‘How do you say?’ Writing for Worldwide Audiences 17.04.2023

The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 21st conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 22 March - 24 March 2023. Speakers included Jess Cunniffe MBE, Matt Greenough, Marie Algoud, Anita Furu, Caspar Strand, David Murray, Dr James McCabe, Renée Broekmeulen, Ben Ray, Åse Thomassen and Alison Reid.

Anita Furu & Caspar Strand - How to Save a Country with a Speech 17.04.2023

The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 21st conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 22 March - 24 March 2023. Speakers included Jess Cunniffe MBE, Matt Greenough, Marie Algoud, Anita Furu, Caspar Strand, David Murray, Dr James McCabe, Renée Broekmeulen, Ben Ray, Åse Thomassen and Alison Reid.

Renée Broekmeulen - Writing in the Shadows 17.04.2023

The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 21st conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 22 March - 24 March 2023. Speakers included Jess Cunniffe MBE, Matt Greenough, Marie Algoud, Anita Furu, Caspar Strand, David Murray, Dr James McCabe, Renée Broekmeulen, Ben Ray, Åse Thomassen and Alison Reid.

Letshwiti Tutwane - Speechwriting in Botswana 25.04.2022

The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 20th conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 30 March - 1 April 2022. Speakers included Terry Szuplat, Amélie Crosson, Matt Greenough, Nick Hawton, Lieke Hagebeuk, Marianna Pascal, Anne Pédron-Moinard, Professor Alan Finlayson, Bjørn Berge, Jens Kjeldsen, Martin Shovel, Martha Leyton, Michel Reinders and Max Atkinson.

Patrick Maloney - An Update on Speechwriting in Germany 25.04.2022

The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 20th conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 30 March - 1 April 2022. Speakers included Terry Szuplat, Amélie Crosson, Matt Greenough, Nick Hawton, Lieke Hagebeuk, Marianna Pascal, Anne Pédron-Moinard, Professor Alan Finlayson, Bjørn Berge, Jens Kjeldsen, Martin Shovel, Martha Leyton, Michel Reinders and Max Atkinson.

Angel Gurria-Quintana - Speechwriting and Translation 25.04.2022

The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 20th conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 30 March - 1 April 2022. Speakers included Terry Szuplat, Amélie Crosson, Matt Greenough, Nick Hawton, Lieke Hagebeuk, Marianna Pascal, Anne Pédron-Moinard, Professor Alan Finlayson, Bjørn Berge, Jens Kjeldsen, Martin Shovel, Martha Leyton, Michel Reinders and Max Atkinson.

Q&A with Terry Szuplat and Neringa Bliūdžiūtė – Lessons from the Obama White House 20.04.2022

The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 20th conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 30 March - 1 April 2022. Speakers included Terry Szuplat, Amélie Crosson, Matt Greenough, Nick Hawton, Lieke Hagebeuk, Marianna Pascal, Anne Pédron-Moinard, Professor Alan Finlayson, Bjørn Berge, Jens Kjeldsen, Martin Shovel, Martha Leyton, Michel Reinders and Max Atkinson.

Jens Kjeldsen – The Rhetoric of Eulogies 20.04.2022

The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 20th conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 30 March - 1 April 2022. Speakers included Terry Szuplat, Amélie Crosson, Matt Greenough, Nick Hawton, Lieke Hagebeuk, Marianna Pascal, Anne Pédron-Moinard, Professor Alan Finlayson, Bjørn Berge, Jens Kjeldsen, Martin Shovel, Martha Leyton, Michel Reinders and Max Atkinson.

Bjorn Berge – The Norwegian King’s Speech 20.04.2022

The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 20th conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 30 March - 1 April 2022. Speakers included Terry Szuplat, Amélie Crosson, Matt Greenough, Nick Hawton, Lieke Hagebeuk, Marianna Pascal, Anne Pédron-Moinard, Professor Alan Finlayson, Bjørn Berge, Jens Kjeldsen, Martin Shovel, Martha Leyton, Michel Reinders and Max Atkinson.

Marianna Pascal - The Audience Journey 20.04.2022

The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 20th conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 30 March - 1 April 2022. Speakers included Terry Szuplat, Amélie Crosson, Matt Greenough, Nick Hawton, Lieke Hagebeuk, Marianna Pascal, Anne Pédron-Moinard, Professor Alan Finlayson, Bjørn Berge, Jens Kjeldsen, Martin Shovel, Martha Leyton, Michel Reinders and Max Atkinson.

Alan Finlayson - Protest Songs and Speeches 20.04.2022

The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 20th conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 30 March - 1 April 2022. Speakers included Terry Szuplat, Amélie Crosson, Matt Greenough, Nick Hawton, Lieke Hagebeuk, Marianna Pascal, Anne Pédron-Moinard, Professor Alan Finlayson, Bjørn Berge, Jens Kjeldsen, Martin Shovel, Martha Leyton, Michel Reinders and Max Atkinson.

Anne Pédron-Moinard 20.04.2022

The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 20th conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 30 March - 1 April 2022. Speakers included Terry Szuplat, Amélie Crosson, Matt Greenough, Nick Hawton, Lieke Hagebeuk, Marianna Pascal, Anne Pédron-Moinard, Professor Alan Finlayson, Bjørn Berge, Jens Kjeldsen, Martin Shovel, Martha Leyton, Michel Reinders and Max Atkinson.

Lieke Hagebeuk – The Dutch Corona Experience 19.04.2022

The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 20th conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 30 March - 1 April 2022. Speakers included Terry Szuplat, Amélie Crosson, Matt Greenough, Nick Hawton, Lieke Hagebeuk, Marianna Pascal, Anne Pédron-Moinard, Professor Alan Finlayson, Bjørn Berge, Jens Kjeldsen, Martin Shovel, Martha Leyton, Michel Reinders and Max Atkinson.

Nick Hawton - Virtual Speechwriting 04.04.2022

The UK Speechwriters' Guild / European Speechwriter Network held its 20th conference at Emanuel College, Cambridge, from 30 March - 1 April 2022. Speakers included Terry Szuplat, Amélie Crosson, Matt Greenough, Nick Hawton, Lieke Hagebeuk, Marianna Pascal, Anne Pédron-Moinard, Professor Alan Finlayson, Bjørn Berge, Jens Kjeldsen, Martin Shovel, Martha Leyton, Michel Reinders and Max Atkinson.

Speechwriting in the Time of Covid 20.10.2020

Brian Jenner's address to the Professional Speechwriters Association on Tuesday 20 October 2020

How to sell like a market trader 30.08.2020

Brian Jenner describes the sales tactics of market stall traders and explains their key insights into human psychology.

Quentin Skinner and the history of speechwriting 24.07.2020

The distinguished intellectual historian Quentin Skinner has written books on Shakespeare, Thomas Hobbes and Machiavelli. He examines their 'humanist' education - a 'humanist' education basically involves training to become a speechwriter.

How can I train my sons to get to the top of politics? 24.07.2020

If you're an ambitious parent, like the father of the Kennedy dynasty, and you want to get your children into politics, how would you guide them?

The Immoral Techniques of Dr Max Atkinson 24.07.2020

Dr Max Atkinson was a pioneering researcher into how political speakers got audiences to applaud. He wrote a book that revealed how by using the techniques you could get audiences to applaud irrespective of the intellectual content of the speech.

Melanie Dunn - Hiding pride and packing a punch - the privilege and paradox of being a speechwriter 30.09.2019

The European Speechwriter Network had its 19th conference at the Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, on 26 and 27 September 2019. The speakers included Melanie Dunn, Kevin Toolis, Antonia Fleischmann, Pauline Genee, Tom Moylan, Jennifer Migan and Lucie Robin.

Kevin Toolis - Princess Diana and the 'catastrophe' speech 30.09.2019

The European Speechwriter Network had its 19th conference at the Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, on 26 and 27 September 2019. The speakers included Melanie Dunn, Kevin Toolis, Antonia Fleischmann, Pauline Genee, Tom Moylan, Jennifer Migan and Lucie Robin.

Antonia Fleischmann - Why do central bankers give speeches, and how do I try to write them? 30.09.2019

The European Speechwriter Network had its 19th conference at the Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, on 26 and 27 September 2019. The speakers included Melanie Dunn, Kevin Toolis, Antonia Fleischmann, Pauline Genee, Tom Moylan, Jennifer Migan and Lucie Robin.

Pauline Genee - What works for your novel, works for your speech.. Or does it? 30.09.2019

The European Speechwriter Network had its 19th conference at the Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, on 26 and 27 September 2019. The speakers included Melanie Dunn, Kevin Toolis, Antonia Fleischmann, Pauline Genee, Tom Moylan, Jennifer Migan and Lucie Robin.

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