European Speechwriters

Speechwriters & Business Communicators Conference 2014, Thursday, 3 April 2014, Oxford.

David is a consultant at the Tetra-Strategy PR agency. He spent several years at the Israeli Embassy in London, as the chief communications adviser to Ambassador Ron Prosor, providing round the clock counsel during a number of high-profile international incidents and gaining valuable experience of crisis communications and international affairs. He previously worked in television, as a comedy writer with performers including BBC character comic Lee Nelson. He will be speaking about how to be funny and diplomatic.

Speechwriters & Business Communicators Conference 2014, Thursday, 3 April 2014, Oxford.

Sam is the author of four books, most recently You Talkin' To Me? Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama. He writes a column in the Financial Times about public speaking, called 'The Art of Persuasion' and also contributes to the Evening Standard and Prospect as well as reviewing books for the Guardian, Spectator and TLS. His presentation will be: What The Romans Did For Us: How classical rhetoric can help you write better speeches.

Speechwriters & Business Communicators Conference 2014, Thursday, 3 April 2014, Oxford.

Willi is a founder member of the German speechwriters association, Verband der Redenschreiber deutscher Sprache, launched in 1998 by the former speechwriter to Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, Thilo von Trotha.

A trained journalist, he changed to public relations in 1968, working in managerial positions at British Airways, Lufthansa and EADS in Germany. In 1990 he became speechwriter to the newly elected Lufthansa CEO, assisting him to implement the airline’s major transformation and privatization process in the nineties. Speeches for executives of a variety of industries such as furniture, pharmaceutical, logistics, airports and a business development authority have been part of his freelance work as a communications consultant.

As a “VRdS envoy”, he will train a spotlight on speechwriting traditions in his country together with the aims and purpose of his association.

Speechwriters & Business Communicators Conference 2014, Thursday, 3 April 2014, Oxford.

Willi is a founder member of the German speechwriters association, Verband der Redenschreiber deutscher Sprache, launched in 1998 by the former speechwriter to Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, Thilo von Trotha.

A trained journalist, he changed to public relations in 1968, working in managerial positions at British Airways, Lufthansa and EADS in Germany. In 1990 he became speechwriter to the newly elected Lufthansa CEO, assisting him to implement the airline’s major transformation and privatization process in the nineties. Speeches for executives of a variety of industries such as furniture, pharmaceutical, logistics, airports and a business development authority have been part of his freelance work as a communications consultant.

As a “VRdS envoy”, he will train a spotlight on speechwriting traditions in his country together with the aims and purpose of his association.

Speechwriters & Business Communicators Conference 2014, Thursday, 3 April 2014, Oxford.

Caroline’s role as Chief of Staff to Deloitte’s global Chairman, Steve Almond, involves preparing speeches, presentations and detailed research briefings on a wide variety of subjects encompassing sport to economics to world politics, and just about everything in between.

Prior to taking on this role, Caroline was Chief of Staff and speechwriter to Deloitte’s former CEO and global Chairman, John Connolly. She also writes speeches & articles for Deloitte’s current CEO, David Sproul. Caroline has lectured on several prestigious degree courses, including City University’s BA Journalism, and has an MA in US Studies. She will be speaking about the challenges of making global accountancy a compelling subject.

Speechwriters & Business Communicators Conference 2014, Thursday, 3 April 2014, Oxford.

Caroline’s role as Chief of Staff to Deloitte’s global Chairman, Steve Almond, involves preparing speeches, presentations and detailed research briefings on a wide variety of subjects encompassing sport to economics to world politics, and just about everything in between.

Prior to taking on this role, Caroline was Chief of Staff and speechwriter to Deloitte’s former CEO and global Chairman, John Connolly. She also writes speeches & articles for Deloitte’s current CEO, David Sproul. Caroline has lectured on several prestigious degree courses, including City University’s BA Journalism, and has an MA in US Studies. She will be speaking about the challenges of making global accountancy a compelling subject.

Speechwriters & Business Communicators Conference 2014, Thursday, 3 April 2014, Oxford.

Jens is professor of rhetoric and visual communication at University of Bergen (Norway). He has written extensively about rhetoric, speech making, speech writing and powerpoint-presentations.

He is president of the Rhetoric Society of Europe and co-founder and longtime chief editor of the research journal Rhetorica Scandinavia. For more than 15 years Kjeldsen has done speech writing courses and rhetorical consultant work for CEOs, political parties, and for most of the Norwegian ministries, including Ministry of Trade and Industry and The Office of the Prime Minister.

Jens will be asking what's the point of speaking today, in the age of internet, social media, interviews and a constant shrinking of audience attention span? He will encourage speechwriters to reflect on the fundamentals of what they do: What's the point of speeches - and speechwriting?

Speechwriters & Business Communicators Conference 2014, Thursday, 3 April 2014, Oxford.

Jens is professor of rhetoric and visual communication at University of Bergen (Norway). He has written extensively about rhetoric, speech making, speech writing and powerpoint-presentations.

He is president of the Rhetoric Society of Europe and co-founder and longtime chief editor of the research journal Rhetorica Scandinavia. For more than 15 years Kjeldsen has done speech writing courses and rhetorical consultant work for CEOs, political parties, and for most of the Norwegian ministries, including Ministry of Trade and Industry and The Office of the Prime Minister.

Jens will be asking what's the point of speaking today, in the age of internet, social media, interviews and a constant shrinking of audience attention span? He will encourage speechwriters to reflect on the fundamentals of what they do: What's the point of speeches - and speechwriting?

Speechwriters & Business Communicators Conference 2014, Thursday, 3 April 2014, Oxford.

Speechwriters & Business Communicators Conference 2014, Thursday, 3 April 2014, Oxford.