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The Speechwriter's Room

Podcast de Mary Robbins

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The Speechwriter's Room is for people who like or write speeches and those who deliver them. Every other week, Mary Robbins does a deep dive into the craft, politics, and quirks of writing remarks for leaders of all stripes.

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13 episodios

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Interview: Outtakes

In this episode, Mary shares outtakes of her interviews with speechwriters Ashley Mitchell, Ken Sofer, and Felicia Salazar, all of which center on storytelling. Ashley Mitchell describes one of the most important aspects of telling a story. The full version of President Barack Obama's campaign speech that Ashley references is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MjccRjErQw [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MjccRjErQw] Ken Sofer of New Colossus Advisers [https://www.newcolossusadvisors.com/author/ken/] introduces a metaphor for how to build a narrative for an organization. Ken posts videos and insights on foreign policy, advocacy, and communications on his LinkedIn page [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kensofer/]. Former Presidential speechwriter Felicia Salazar talks about how she captures leaders' voices through their stories. Felicia is currently the Deputy Campaign Manager for Deb Haaland as she runs for Governor of New Mexico [https://debhaaland.com/]. To learn more about Mary Robbins, visit: https://storiedcommunications.com/ [https://storiedcommunications.com/]

11 de may de 2026 - 17 min
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Interview: Hartley Voss

This episode of The Speechwriter's Room features Hartley Voss, the chief speechwriter for the Democratic staff of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Before Hartley embarked on his path in speechwriting, he had built a career in Hollywood, writing on television shows like Mad Men and Orange is the New Black. Hartley and Mary talk about the similarities between the working environments of Hollywood and Washington and their experience resolving disagreements during a speechwriting process. They also take a look at what is arguably the most famous speech from Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) https://www.c-span.org/clip/house-proceeding/dick-durbin-floor-speech-on-baseball-bats/4504704 [https://www.c-span.org/clip/house-proceeding/dick-durbin-floor-speech-on-baseball-bats/4504704] "Bob and Eric's book" refers to the Political Speechwriter's Companion: https://collegepublishing.sagepub.com/products/the-political-speechwriters-companion-2-257507 [https://collegepublishing.sagepub.com/products/the-political-speechwriters-companion-2-257507] In the episode, Hartley recommends Pam Douglas's book on writing and producing for television: https://mwp.com/product/writing-the-tv-drama-series-how-to-succeed-as-a-professional-writer-in-tv-4th-edition/ [https://mwp.com/product/writing-the-tv-drama-series-how-to-succeed-as-a-professional-writer-in-tv-4th-edition/] And Secret Stairs: https://secretstairs-la.com/ [https://secretstairs-la.com/] To learn more about Mary Robbins, visit storiedcommunications.com [http://storiedcommunications.com]

13 de abr de 2026 - 25 min
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The Acceptance Speech Awards

In a made-up award show, The Speechwriter's Room presents the 2026 Acceptance Speech Awards. Mary discusses the techniques that make the winners' remarks notable - from storytelling to making a call to action specific. For best use of a literary device, the award goes to Stephen Colbert at the Golden Globes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gncZJZS68zE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gncZJZS68zE] Best Call to Action in an acceptance speech goes to Doechii at the Grammy's. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1whp7ndRCs [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1whp7ndRCs] For stand-out acknowledgement in an acceptance speech, the winner is Jessie Buckley at the Golden Globes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PttOo6dA0_c [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PttOo6dA0_c] The winner for outstanding use of storytelling is Michael B. Jordan for his acceptance speech at the Actor Awards.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMZv07WD9VI [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMZv07WD9VI] Best moment of humility in an acceptance speech goes to Harrison Ford at the Actor Awards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV_2CEa6Bbs [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV_2CEa6Bbs] Jean Smart at the Golden Globes wins for best humble brag. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU2In_AsHMc [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU2In_AsHMc] For best "take down" in an acceptance speech, the winner is Amy Poehler at the Golden Globes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9XdPNy_ffk [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9XdPNy_ffk] To learn more about Mary Robbins, visit https://www.storiedcommunications.com/ [https://www.storiedcommunications.com/]

30 de mar de 2026 - 15 min
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Interview: Ken Sofer

Ken Sofer, the founder of New Colossus Advisors [https://www.newcolossusadvisors.com/] and former policy advisor and former speechwriter to the President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, discusses the speechwriting process, how to drop into a speaker's voice, and the partnership between a speechwriter and the principal. Ken takes us behind the scenes of crafting a speech for IRC President and CEO David Miliband in 2019 (transcript [https://www.rescue.org/press-release/new-arrogance-power-global-politics-age-impunity] and video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=69u0U-KujMISW5qR&v=Si4Cd92vqc4&feature=youtu.be] of the speech). Find Ken online at his firm [https://www.newcolossusadvisors.com/]and in the videos that he puts together on foreign policy topics, like this one [https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kensofer_model-un-nerds-never-die-they-just-evolve-activity-7435333462972321792-_Dnw?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAcMsckBimNKTa-1m7VEJ7N_cKgOM4Fjh2E]. To learn more about Mary Robbins, visit StoriedCommunications.com [http://storiedcommunications.com]

16 de mar de 2026 - 25 min
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