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- Simon Lancaster has written speeches for many of the country’s top politicians and business leaders, including CEOs of the world’s largest companies. Before founding Bespoke, Simon was Whitehall’s longest serving speechwriter and worked as the Chief Speechwriter at the Business, Education and Health Departments.
Jack Elliott has written speeches for senior executives in a wide range of businesses, including financial services, IT and the automotive industry. His CV includes the writing of five global product launches for Jaguar and, over a fifteen year period, all the major speeches for the Chairman/CEO of Jaguar/Land Rover and Ford of Britain.
- Simon Lancaster has written speeches for many of the country’s top politicians and business leaders, including CEOs of the world’s largest companies. Before founding Bespoke, Simon was Whitehall’s longest serving speechwriter and worked as the Chief Speechwriter at the Business, Education and Health Departments.
- SERVICE
- Time is short and standards are high for top politicians and business leaders. We will make the speechwriting process as painless and profitable as possible. We will have sleepless nights so that you don’t have to. We are passionately committed to providing bespoke speeches which articulate your message, engage your audience and enhance your value.
- Time is short and standards are high for top politicians and business leaders. We will make the speechwriting process as painless and profitable as possible. We will have sleepless nights so that you don’t have to. We are passionately committed to providing bespoke speeches which articulate your message, engage your audience and enhance your value.
- EXPERTISE
- Writing speeches is a specialist art which requires specialised skills. At Bespoke, we live and breathe speeches. We have written speeches for Lord Mayor’s Banquets, Buckingham Palace investitures and Chatham House lectures. Our practical experience is underpinned by academic research into the art of oratory.
- Writing speeches is a specialist art which requires specialised skills. At Bespoke, we live and breathe speeches. We have written speeches for Lord Mayor’s Banquets, Buckingham Palace investitures and Chatham House lectures. Our practical experience is underpinned by academic research into the art of oratory.
- PROFESSIONALISM
- Bespoke is used to working as part of large, flexible communications teams, comprising in-house communications professionals and external PR, marketing and branding agencies. We will tell you what you need to know, not what you want to hear. Our honest perspective will help prevent you “doing a Ratner.” We never over-promise. We frequently over-deliver.
- Bespoke is used to working as part of large, flexible communications teams, comprising in-house communications professionals and external PR, marketing and branding agencies. We will tell you what you need to know, not what you want to hear. Our honest perspective will help prevent you “doing a Ratner.” We never over-promise. We frequently over-deliver.
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Bespoke’s clients include:
• The world’s biggest bank
• One of the world’s leading movie companies
• London’s biggest PR Agency
• Britain’s most powerful HR leader
• An Olympic Gold medal winner
• A leading academic
• Major trade associations
• A number of top Government Departments and Agencies
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Bespoke’s clients include:
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"Simon's a great speechwriter. He has a rare talent for really understanding what you want to say and helping you say it better."
Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt MP
"Simon Lancaster has the rare ability to encapsulate in a speech all the central issues, but do it in an interesting and entertaining way. His only problem was the person delivering the speech!"
Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP, Secretary of State for Health
"Simon is the perfectionist as speechwriter: not only a flair for the word and phrase, but also thorough research and an attention to detail and accuracy which comes from his past life as a senior ministerial adviser."
Lord Adonis of Camden Town, Minister for Schools
“I've worked with dozens of Whitehall speechwriters and Simon is not only
the best, he is in a league of his own. He absorbs complex ideas quickly,
gives them a structure and brings them to life - injecting colour, humour and energy into even the driest of subjects. A knack for spotting unexpected connections enriches his writing, as does his study of oratory. At the Guardian, we have commissioned a few pieces from him (including an editorial on speechmaking) which have clearly displayed his great talent as a wordsmith."
Tom Clark, Leader Writer on The Guardian and Editor of “Great Speeches of the 20th Century” (Preface Publishing, 2008)
"This was a fantastic course - just the right balance between learning and doing. Having "been there and done that," Simon really knows what he's talking about. I went home with loads of ideas and contacts - and more importantly, a real confidence boost. "
Lyndsey Jenkins, Speechwriter to Rt Hon Caroline Flint MP
"Simon gave me a fantastic introduction to the art of speechwriting. I use many of the techniques covered on a daily basis."
Andrew Kaye, Speechwriter to Rt Hon John Denham MP
“I think this was one of the best courses I’ve ever attended. The calibre of speakers was excellent - we heard from people that had actually been there and done the job extremely well. The rhetorical tricks of the trade we learnt have been invaluable. And the course really gave me a chance to try them out in challenging, but fun and engaging practical exercises.”
Sara Halliday, Speechwriter to Rt Hon John Hutton MP, Secretary of State for Business
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- NEWS
- In Praise of… American Rhetoric
The Guardian - 29th April 2008
Speechwriting Podcast by Simon Lancaster
PR Week – 15th August 2008 Speechwriting – Take centre stage
PR Week – 15th August 2008
The Lost Art of Oratory
Whitehall and Westminster World - 6th May 2008
Bespoke Speechwriting Services
PR Week - 2nd May 2008
Whitehall Speechwriter launches own venture
Public Affair News - May 2008
Speechwriter quits to set up new agency
Whitehall and Westminster World - 22nd April 2008
Seeming is Believing
Guardian Article - 2nd December 2007
The Art of Persuasion
Guardian Article - 30th April 2007
In Praise of Oratory
Guardian Leader - 17th September 2006
- In Praise of… American Rhetoric
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E: enquiries@bespokespeeches.com
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