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speechwriting

speechwriting

3 3.9
The job of creating speeches for other people to give
  • noun
  • /ˈspiːtʃˌraɪtɪŋ/
translation icon : redacción de discursos
  • Since 1988, Mr. Begg has operated a registered business at Washington: John Daniel Begg Public Affairs and Speechwriting.
  • director of speechwriting
  • speechwriting team
  • speechwriting department

Examples

  • I recorded, in stages, the number of times I brushed my hair at night, the boys I liked and in what order, the clothes I intended to buy myself whenever I won the American Legion speechwriting prize.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • And one more thing: 98% odds the line was written for the President by a member of his speechwriting staff.

    Blog text (5)
  • Strictly as a matter of speechwriting, is there anyone who thinks that the utter lack of specific examples was a strength of the speech?

    Blog text (9)
  • John Daniel Begg Public Affairs and Speechwriting.

    Blog text (22)
  • Currently a principal at Saltymoss Productions—a media company specializing in concept television and campaign production, speechwriting, and media strategy—

    Blog text (12)
  • They include the Speechwriting Office, the News Analysis Office, which studies media coverage of the White House, the Office of Foreign Affairs, which serves as a liaison with foreign media, and the Office of Media Liaison, which now serves as the White House liaison with local media.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Gergen had already been forced out, and in August 1995, Don Baer—previously head of the Speechwriting Office—replaced Mark Gearan as communications director.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Currently a principal at Saltymoss Productions—a media company specializing in concept television and campaign production, speechwriting, and media strategy—Ben has written numerous articles.

    Blog text (30)
  • Robert Lehrman, who was the chief speechwriter for Vice President Al Gore, is the author of four novels and "The Political Speechwriter's Companion" and teaches speechwriting at American University.

    Blog text (31)
  • Professionals in speechwriting often collaborate with clients to create impactful messages.

Synonyms

writing
vsspeechwriting
206 1.1

How an author uses words and sentences in their texts

focuses on producing spoken texts meant to be delivered by someone else
scripting
vsspeechwriting
4.3

Preparing written lines for people to use in talks or performances

is focused on creating formal talks for others to deliver

How Specialized

speechwriting
3 3.9
writing
206 1.1

Surface Forms

speechwriting singular

Morphology

speechwriting = speech + writing (transparent) = speech + write + ing

The meaning is directly the activity of 'writing' speeches; learners who know 'speech' and 'writing' can infer the sense.

Etymology

Speechwriting is simply the two words speech ('spoken words') and writing ('the act of writing'). So it means writing words that someone will speak, which is why a speechwriter writes speeches for other people to deliver.