For a speechwriter, research is crucial

At Ragan's Speechwriters conference in February, Mark Ragan caught up with Mike Long, Director of the White House Writer's Group, on why researching your speaker and subject matter is key to a successful speech.



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Friday, March 06, 2009 12:03:04 PM by Ian Griffin
Great tips! Re-posted to my Professionally Speaking blog.
Sunday, March 08, 2009 6:35:59 PM by jolie perara
Sound advice to speech writing

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