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The Speechwriter’s Room Podcast
By: Sarah Gruen · 09/25/2026
Looking for your next listen (best streamed while baking)? Our Sarah Gruen stopped by The Speechwriter's Room to share her experience at the United Nations,
UNGA Pressure: An Insider’s Guide to Diplomacy’s Biggest Week
By: Sarah Gruen · 08/11/2026
As the former Director of Speechwriting for the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, UNGA was my Super Bowl (right down to the halftime
The Name is Mamdani.
By: West Wing Writers · 01/13/2026
Zohran Mamdani is a relentlessly disciplined messenger on affordability. So it’s all the more interesting when he gives a speech about something else. A week
What Abraham Lincoln Understood About the Founders
By: Jeff Shesol · 09/15/2025
Co-founder and Executive Director Jeff Shesol reviews a new book by Akhil Reed Amar that paints a sprawling portrait of 19th-century America in thrall to
The West Wing at 25 — how does it match up to today’s reality?
By: Jeff Shesol · 09/27/2024
Ever wondered how accurately hit series "The West Wing" depicts the West Wing? Jeff Shesol— original West Wing Writer, former White House speechwriter, and "the
Morning Edition: Harris and Trump prepare for their first debate Tuesday night in Philadelphia
By: Paul Orzulak · 09/09/2024
Co-Founder and Executive Director Paul Orzulak was on NPR to share his thoughts on September’s presidential debate. Listen to learn more about what’s at stake
Casting Visions with the Monroe Motivational Sequence
By: Vinca LaFleur · 09/04/2024
Vinca LaFleur joined Pat Ennis and Corby Megorden of Ennis Legacy Partners and their colleague Walter Deyhle to talk about leadership communications in the workplace;
Producing Chicago: The DNC covered nearly impossible ground to raise up Kamala Harris as the new hero
By: Jeff Shesol · 08/27/2024
Co-Founder and Executive Director Jeff Shesol on the challenges that Vice Presidents seeking a candidate nomination have faced.
At a political
The Story Biden Ought to Be Telling in This Debate
By: Jeff Shesol · 06/27/2024
The mythology of the presidential debate — as a kind of civic single combat, mano a mano, with the nation’s future at stake — has
Speak with Impact: Strategies for Effective Communication
By: Vinca LaFleur · 05/31/2024
Ever wondered how to become a more effective public speaker? You won’t want to miss our Vinca LaFleur's guest appearance on Mo Bunnell's podcast, where
How speechwriters delve into a president’s mind
By: Jeff Shesol · 03/04/2024
Co-Founder and Executive Director Jeff Shesol on drafting State of the Union addresses and other speeches for President Bill Clinton.
That concept
How to Nail Your High School Graduation Speech Even If You’re Not that Popular
By: Chandler Dean · 02/06/2024
In his new column, "How to Write Every Speech You'll Ever Need To Give In Your Life," Chandler Dean gives partly satirical, partly genuine advice.Congratulations!
Headed to COP28 or Davos?
By: Kate Childs Graham & Vinca LaFleur · 11/20/2023
West Wing Writers executive directors Kate Childs Graham and Vinca LaFleur share their advice on how to lead a crowded conversation at a crowded event.
7 common public speaking issues — and how to fix them
By: Lauren Dominguez Chan · 10/25/2023
Public speaking can be nerve-wracking, but anyone can do it! West Wing alumn, Lauren Dominguez Chan shares tips and tricks with NPR for nailing your
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