A Conversation with Felicity Barber on Women Speaking

Join members Roundtable in a conversation with Felicity Barber -- a speechwriter who has worked in both the UK and USA and has expertise in B2B, finance, insurance and technology.

Felicity is the Executive Speechwriter at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. She is a communications expert specializing in thought leadership, storytelling and speechwriting. Prior to joining the Fed she ran her own business, Thoughtful Speech for three years. She moved to San Francisco from London in 2014 where she was a speechwriter at the global insurer, Lloyd’s of London. She has also worked as a Policy Advisor to the Home Office in London and as a Parliamentary Assistant to the Labour Party member for Islington South and Finsbury, Emily Thornberry MP. Her claim to fame is that she wrote a book that was given as a gift to Her Majesty The Queen.
In this conversation Felicity will explain why she is frustrated that there’s so little published about women’s rhetoric and speeches. As a speechwriter who loves writing for women, she'll share what inspires her and discuss her recent posting in Vital Speeches of the Day that highlighted five of her favorite moments of women’s public speaking from 2017:

https://www.vsotd.com/news/women-speaking

She'll discuss what speechwriters should do differently, if anything, when writing a speech for a woman vs. a man.

Conference Call Details:

Dial-In: 563-999-2090 (PIN: 992960)

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