Be forewarned, if the first words written in your speech request form or email are that the speech has to be really funny, I won’t write it for you. Please, don’t get me wrong, it's not that I’m incapable of being funny, but some topics just are not funny and I refuse to set myself up to fail. My big problem with writing speeches whose only aim is to be funny, is that humor is highly subjective. If you don’t believe then do

At buyaspeech.com, customers have two options for speeches: prewritten and custom-written. The prewritten speeches available on the website to purchase are delivered either via an instant download (similar to music you download after purchasing an mp3) or via an email. My website clearly explains that ALL prewr

I often get emails from potential clients asking if I will lower my rates for their speech. I always answer no. I believe there are some things you can bargain for and there are other things that aren't negotiable. My fees aren't negotiable. Invariably I get a response from the potential client saying that there are people writing speeches for less than I charge for writing a speech. At this poi

When people ask me what I like most about my job as a speechwriter, I always answer that I love that every day brings something new and different, that I love learning new things everyday because of all of the research I do, and that I love knowing that I am helping people. It might sound like I am over-inflating the importance of what I do—after all, I just arrange and rearrange words for maximum impact. Nevertheless, when I hear b

The holiday season is upon us once again. Every year I think at the beginning of November....ah, before I know it Christmas will be here and I'll have a nice slow period with no speeches so I can hang out with my kids and relax. Then, like clockwork the holiday season speech requests start rolling in, and I remember just how busy the holiday season is for me as a speechwriter! Don't ask me how I forget that from year to year, but I always seem surprised when