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Making the words sing: Andrew Imbrie on speechwriting and rhetoric

The Europe Desk

October 29, 2019

“Speechwriting isn’t just mimicking someone’s words,” said CSET Senior Fellow Andrew Imbrie of his experience as Secretary John Kerry’s speechwriter. “It’s also capturing the way they approach an issue.”

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Andrew Imbrie, speechwriter to former Secretary of State John Kerry, discusses his work as a speechwriter, speechwriting tips, as well as the work of Georgetown’s new Center for Security and Emerging Technology. 

Andrew referenced the influential book The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt during the interview: https://righteousmind.com/