What famed novelist Joseph Conrad said over a century ago is even more true in the age of the Internet.
Through social media, a good speech—or a bad speech—can be transmitted instantly to an audience that is far more widely dispersed and far more numerous than the audience that is physically present to hear it. That’s why if a speech is worth giving at all, it needs to be the best speech possible.
Here's where I can help. I'm Hal Gordon. I'm a former White House speechwriter. For more than 30 years, I've made my living writing speeches for some of the most prominent people in America -- from top people in government, corporations and nonprofits to General Colin Powell.