Q&A WITH MOLLY

I’m here for you. You should have one-on-one live conversations with your speechwriter, no matter the occasion. Each speech is different, and so is each speaker. Hearing each other’s voices creates an essential, personal connection you can’t get from a generic form or email.

Yes, it is. When your speech is in English, it’s essential to have a native English speaker write it. Otherwise, it won’t sound like you. Your speech needs to sound personal. I’m located in the US. Writers in other countries do not always have the command of conversational English to make your big day perfect.

Well, I think so. I’m Jewish. I attended Hebrew school and had a beautiful Bat Mitzvah, then spent a year abroad in Ashkelon, Israel.

My clients say they saw my writing samples and called me immediately because they felt connected to me after reading them. You need to know how your speechwriter expresses themselves before hiring them.

I must learn your speech patterns, along with words you would or would not say. After we commit to a project, we schedule 60 minutes to speak together. Your speech must sound like you, not me.

I am. I write for all occasions and attend many social, religious, and corporate functions each month. I make a point of knowing the traditions of each faith and pride myself on having an ecumenical spirit. I also make a point of knowing what’s new and seeing which is the best fit for each of my clients.

I respect my clients’ confidentiality and only mention them with permission. Otherwise, no one else knows I wrote their speeches, toasts, memorials, eulogies, or vows. That’s a promise. Confidentiality is essential in a professional speech writing relationship.

I’m the only writer in my company and create everything myself – from scratch, with you. My staff answers emails and does emergency York Peppermint Patty runs, but everything written for my clients is written by me.

My father tried to help me with my Bat Mitzvah speech, but his draft sounded like a bottom-line businessman, not a dreamy teen. I started all over and wrote a whole new speech on my own. From there, it was on to helping friends with their Bar and Bat Mitzvah speeches, wedding vows, toasts, and big birthday wishes.

After finishing college and grad school, I was a professional lyricist in Hollywood. In addition to writing songs, I was asked to create keynote speeches for presidents of record and music publishing companies. They then requested wedding vows, graduation toasts, and eulogies for rock ‘n’ roll stars. I even wrote a memorial for a guitarist’s cat and vows for a commitment ceremony for two characters in an animated movie.

You bet I do! In addition to writing speeches for you, I record what I create. That way, you can listen to it over and over. Then, when it’s time for you to deliver, you’re very comfortable. This is a special bonus I offer my clients. It’s essential to your comfort, and your comfort is a huge part of your success.

I’m comfortable working with demanding CEOs and CFOs all over the English-speaking world who have last-minute projects. Of course, I wish people planned their speeches as soon as dates were set to deliver them. Schedule permitting, I can usually prioritize and make time to meet short deadlines. However, I never sacrifice the quality of my work. Since I’m used to working under pressure, I make my clients shine, no matter what.

Start by hiring me. My first goal is to write something that makes you proud and that you will want to keep forever - in your heart, your partner’s heart, your child’s memory, and as a milestone occasion for your business.

I hate forms. You’re a person. Each of you is unique, dreaming different dreams and having particular ways of expressing yourself. I’m all about – and only about – one-on-one, live conversations. Don’t ever trust your occasion to an impersonal, generic form. Ever.

Each piece I write is unique, just like my clients. Beware of speechwriters who recycle their work. Using it will embarrass you.

I’m connected to over 12,000 professionals on LinkedIn. In addition, I’ve been recommended by hundreds of event professionals - from florists to caterers to priests, rabbis, and musicians. The people who know me know my excellent work and support me with their kind referrals. I warn you to stay away from wannabe speechwriters nobody knows.

Do you want the cheapest speech or the best? You get what you pay for. When you and your event deserve the best and the most original, I should be your first call.

This is why my clients call me – and hire me again. I’m good at turning your feelings into original words.

Family members can quickly get into one-upping each other. I make sure you shine when I write your speech, toast, vows, memorial, or eulogy. In my world, there’s no such thing as “pretty good” or “good enough.” If it isn’t perfect, I haven’t done my job.

We all feel pressure to impress our guests. When you’re my client, I take the load off your shoulders, so you can be at ease and enjoy yourself.

Avoid speechwriters who only write in one style. I write in every genre – from religious to rap, funny to solemn. You and I pick the genre and style that best fits you; then, we rock it.

Most people are, but I make it fun. Most speechwriters just write. I also coach you on your delivery and support your learning curve.

When I know who else will be speaking at your event, we find a topic that no one else will cover. Then your contribution, like your speech, will be unique.

One of my clients had to deliver a speech at an event attended by President Bill Clinton, Henry Kissinger, and Geraldo Rivera. She was in tears when she called me in the middle of the night for help. And she was glowing with pride after the event when Kissinger and Geraldo cheered her contribution, and Bill Clinton hugged her. I can get the same great results for you, too.

Ninety percent of my clients either frame or keepsake the speeches I write for them. The rest save them using digital media. Nobody can say that about a quickie, cheapo speech written by some schlock writer in Hohokam.

Do you have something extraordinary you want to say to your child on their Bar or Bat Mitzvah or wedding/graduation/engagement day? Maybe something your parent said to you? And your child will say to their child down the road?

Our children have only one Bat or Bar Mitzvah. And, hopefully, just one wedding. So do their parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents. These milestone occasions often include memories of other family events. That makes them legacies – so let me write something for you worthy of that acknowledgment.

When you want and need a one-of-a-kind speech, toast, vow, memorial, or eulogy, I’m your speechwriter. Let’s talk!