There are two excellent articles about writing speeches for other people by Colin Raunig at his Substack. Both are organized into ten chapters. One on October 4, 2026 is just titled The Speechwriter, and the other on October 17, 2026 is titled The Craft of Speechwriting. Chapter titles and links are as follows:
The Speechwriter
Chapter 2: Curiosity/Asking Good Questions
Chapter 4: Being a Good Teammate
Chapter 6: Working with Senior Leaders
The Craft of Speechwriting
Chapter 1: Purpose Before Prose
Chapter 4: What Makes a Good Question
Chapter 5: Finding the Argument
Chapter 6: Building the Structure
Chapter 7: The First and Last Words
Chapter 8: Writing for the Ear
Chapter 9: Writing in Someone Else’s Voice
Chapter 10: The Speech Isn’t Finished When You Hit Send
Colin has a web site and a LinkedIn page. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with a BS in Engineering. Then he earned his wings and served on an E-6B Mercury (a nuclear command-and-control aircraft) as a Naval Fight Officer. Also, he learned Japanese and spent two years at the Japanese Naval Academy as a liaison and teacher. And he has an MFA in Literature-Creative Writing earned at Colorado State University.
The woman typing was cropped from this image at the Library of Congress.
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