Echelon Communications

Communicate with confidence through the spoken word

Would you like to excel at reaching people through the spoken word? If so, contact me. My name is Wendy Cherwinski and I specialize in writing speeches and presentations that engage audiences and get them behind the speaker’s ideas. I can also work with you to fine tune your material and sharpen your delivery. If you and your staff would like a workshop, webinar or seminar on how to put together speeches and presentations that make an impact, let me know. I can customize sessions to fit your interests, timeframe and budget. Tap into my 20-plus years of experience as a speechwriter and presentation designer for executives in business, government and the not-for-profit sector. Contact me by e-mail or call 613-746-4954.

Sharpen your skills at these public workshops in 2012

Visit The Spoken Word Store on this site to purchase your seat at any of the sessions described below.

Make An Impact: Presentation Design for Non-designers
Thursday, May 31, 2012

Today, more than ever, people are using the presentation medium to get others behind their ideas. Yet few presenters have any training in how to work with this powerful medium. As a result, their products often fall short in terms of engaging the audience and giving them the information and insight they need to understand an issue or reach a decision. During this highly interactive session, students learn how to plan, organize and write a compelling presentation script and coordinate it with simple visuals to reinforce important points. Throughout the day, workshop leader Wendy Cherwinski also shares tips and resources acquired from experience and constant professional development.

Write Out Loud: Practical Speechwriting Skills
Thursday, October 18, 2012

Are you an accidental speechwriter? Someone who has fallen into the job with little, if any, training or background? Whether you write, manage or edit speeches, plan to attend Write Out Loud. You’ll learn how to put together a speech from scratch and edit it. Plus you’ll take part in hands-on writing exercises, analyze video excerpts of speech givers in action and learn to use templates and checklists to speed up your workflow and write fast to meet tight deadlines. Click here for more information about Write Out Loud, or contact me for answers to your questions.

“I generally hate being assigned to a speech – now I’m looking forward to the next one.”
Brenda Heald, Canadian Co-operative Association

Deliver Value Beyond Words: Advanced Speechwriting Skills
Friday, October 19, 2012

No matter how much experience you have as a speechwriter, it helps to pause from time to time to sharpen the saw. Attend Deliver Value Beyond Words and expand your ability to craft clear, compelling speeches that engage, influence and entertain. This session will take your speechwriting to a new level as you explore how to use persuasion, customize humour to the speaker and subject, borrow from the storyteller’s craft, kick start your creativity, take your speech to a wider audience through social media and the op-ed page and much more. Click here for more information about this session, or contact me for answers to your questions.

“I would highly recommend this session to other speechwriters. It will reinforce some of they things you are already doing, and introduce you to new ideas.”
John Bissonette, Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation

Save $$: Register for The Basics & Beyond AND Deliver Value Beyond Words. The details are on each workshop page.

Echelon Communications

Speech and presentation writing services and workshops since 1991