{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 32. Getting started in speechwriting","description":"There's no well-worn, signposted career path to being a speechwriter. That's the bad news. The good news? There are plenty of other paths in. This episode, we look at how to break into speechwriting \u2014 and some lessons from my own first big break. Music: Theme: &quot;Good Times&quot; by Podington Bear (http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/Podington_Bear\/). Incidental music by Lee Rosevere (https:\/\/leerosevere.bandcamp.com\/) including &quot;Decompress,&quot; &quot;All the Answers,&quot; &quot;Thinking It Over&quot; and &quot;Telecom.&quot; Used under a Creative Commons license. Photo:  Jon Tyson on  Unsplash Links: Audrey McLaughlin's leadership campaign gave me my first big break, thanks to campaign manager (and now artist!) Valorie Preston. ","author_name":"Leadership communications with Rob Cottingham","author_url":"http:\/\/robcottingham.ca","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/10148511\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/44749175"}