DPI-835M: Speechwriting

What makes a speech persuasive and memorable – and how do you write one? How can storytelling help political, corporate, and community leaders achieve their goals? What is the role of the speech in our country’s evolving dialogue? This course will explore the techniques speechwriters and speakers use, from research to rhetoric, to shape messages that move people and change the world.

Each course in the DPI communications series assumes a fluency with the English language. Attendance at first class mandatory.